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Lieutenant Colonel Virgil I. Grissom
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Lieutenant_Colonel_Virgil_I._Grissom
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
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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