Bunker Hill was renamed Grissom AFB in honor of Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, an Indiana native and the second American astronaut to fly in space, who perished in the Apollo 1 launch pad fire of January 27,1967.
He perished in the Apollo I launch pad fire of January 27,1967. Bunker Hill was renamed Grissom AFB in honour of Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Indiana native and the second American astronaut into space.
Bunker Hill was renamed Grissom AFB in honour of Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Indiana native and the second American astronaut into space. He perished in the Apollo I launch pad fire of January 27,1967.
Bunker Hill was renamed Grissom AFB in honour of Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Indiana native and the second American astronaut into space. He perished in the Apollo I launch pad fire of January 27,1967.