Necrology
Year: 1967
Virgil "Gus" Grissom
Born: April 3rd, 1926
Died: January 27th, 1967
Famous For: Original NASA Astronaut with Project Mercury
Cause of Death: Died with two other astronauts, Ed White and Roger Chaffee, in a launch pad fire
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia
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