Lieutenant Colonel Virgil I. Grissom

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lieutenant_Colonel_Virgil_I._Grissom
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Purdue_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Congressional_Space_Medal_of_Honor_(posthumous)
gptkbp:birthDate 1926-04-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Mitchell,_Indiana,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:Apollo_1_cabin_fire
gptkbp:child gptkb:Mark_Grissom
gptkb:Scott_Grissom
gptkbp:deathDate 1967-01-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cape_Kennedy,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:diedDuringMission gptkb:Apollo_1
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:From_the_Earth_to_the_Moon_(miniseries)
gptkb:The_Right_Stuff_(book_and_film)
gptkbp:flightHours 4700
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Virgil_Ivan_Grissom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant Colonel Virgil I. Grissom
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Grissom_Crater_on_the_Moon
gptkb:Virgil_I._Grissom_High_School
gptkb:Virgil_I._Grissom_Municipal_Airport
USS Grissom (APB-39)
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:nasaGroup NASA Astronaut Group 1 (Mercury Seven)
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Gus_Grissom
gptkbp:notableEvent Second American in space
First person to fly in space twice
gptkbp:numberOfLaunches 2
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:pilot
astronomer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Cecile_King_Grissom
gptkb:Dennis_Grissom
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:selectedAsAstronaut 1959
gptkbp:spaceMission gptkb:Gemini_3
gptkb:Apollo_1_(AS-204)
Mercury-Redstone 4 (Liberty Bell 7)
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Betty_Grissom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bunker_Hill_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6