| Gus Grissom  AKA Virgil Ivan Grissom
Born: 3-Apr-1926
Birthplace: Mitchell, IN
Died: 27-Jan-1967
Location of death: Cape Kennedy, FL
Cause of death: Accident - Misc
Remains: Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Astronaut Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Second American in space Military service: USAF (1951-67, pilot, Korean War, Lt. Col.) Killed in the Apollo 1 fire at Cape Kennedy. Father: Dennis Grissom (signalman, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad)
Mother: Cecile
Wife: Betty Moore (m. 6-Jul-1945, until his death, two sons)
Son: Scott
Son: Mark
High School: Mitchell High School, Mitchell, IN
University: BS Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University (1950)
University: Air Force Institute of Technology
American Astronautical Society Fellow
Distinguished Flying Cross
Congressional Space Medal of Honor (posthumous)
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