Actor
Born Apr 3, 1926 · Mitchell, IN
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, National Aviation Hall of Fame, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, International Space Hall of Fame
Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom was an American engineer and pilot in the United States Air Force, as well as one of the original Mercury Seven selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for Project Mercury, a program to train…