Virgil I. Grissom

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Purdue_University
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Gus_Grissom
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Congressional_Space_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1926-04-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Mitchell,_Indiana,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
1967-01-31
gptkbp:causeOfDeath accidental fire
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mark_Grissom
gptkb:Scott_Grissom
gptkbp:deathDate 1967-01-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cape_Canaveral,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:Apollo_1_fire
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:From_the_Earth_to_the_Moon_(miniseries)
gptkb:The_Right_Stuff_(book)
gptkb:The_Right_Stuff_(film)
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Virgil_Ivan_Grissom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virgil I. Grissom
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Grissom_Air_Museum
gptkb:Grissom_Crater_(Moon)
gptkb:Virgil_I._Grissom_Memorial
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableEvent First NASA astronaut to fly in space twice
Second American in space
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:pilot
astronomer
gptkbp:selectedAsAstronaut gptkb:NASA_Group_1
gptkbp:signature Virgil I. Grissom signature.svg
gptkbp:spaceMission gptkb:Apollo_1
gptkb:Gemini_3
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_4
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Betty_Grissom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lawrence_County,_Indiana
gptkb:Apollo_1
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5