Virgil "Gus" Grissom

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
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:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Congressional_Space_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1926-04-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Mitchell,_Indiana,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:Apollo_1_fire
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mark_Grissom
gptkb:Scott_Grissom
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:deathDate 1967-01-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cape_Canaveral,_Florida,_USA
gptkbp:education Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:The_Right_Stuff_(book)
gptkb:The_Right_Stuff_(film)
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Virgil_Ivan_Grissom
gptkbp:hasStatue gptkb:Mitchell,_Indiana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virgil "Gus" Grissom
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:NASAGroup gptkb:NASA_Astronaut_Group_1
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Gus
gptkbp:notableEvent First NASA astronaut to fly in space twice
Second American in space
Died in Apollo 1 cabin fire
gptkbp:numberOfLaunches 2
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:pilot
astronomer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Mark_Grissom
gptkb:Scott_Grissom
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Mark_L._Taylor
gptkb:Fred_Ward
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:signature Virgil I. Grissom signature.svg
gptkbp:spacecraftAssigned gptkb:Apollo_1
gptkbp:spacecraftFlown gptkb:Gemini_3
gptkb:Liberty_Bell_7
gptkbp:spaceMission gptkb:Apollo_1
gptkb:Gemini_3
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_4
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Betty_Grissom
gptkbp:yearsActive 1951–1967
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cradle_of_Astronauts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5