"Faison, North Carolina"@en . "1127760.0"^^ . "William E. Thornton"@en . . "Retired"@en . . . . . . "30"^^ . "NASA Astronaut"@en . "1967"^^ . . . . . . . . . "William Edgar Thornton"@en . . "William Edgar Thornton (M.D.) (born April 14, 1929) is a former NASA Astronaut. Thornton was born in Faison, North Carolina, and is married with two sons to the former Elizabeth Jennifer Fowler of Hertfordshire, England."@en . . . . "William Edgar Thornton (M.D.) (born April 14, 1929) is a former NASA Astronaut. Thornton was born in Faison, North Carolina, and is married with two sons to the former Elizabeth Jennifer Fowler of Hertfordshire, England."@en . . "American"@en . . "1929-04-14"^^ . "Medical Doctor"@en .