Timeline
Birth- Apr 3, 1926
Mitchell, IN
Indiana
1926
1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 18 years
Army Serial Number
15404200
Source Of Army Personnel
Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer
Army Component
Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status)
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
World War II
Army Branch
Air Corps
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- Aug 9, 1944-Age: 18 years
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Ft Benjamin Harrison Indiana
Death- Jan 27, 1967-Age: 41 years
Kennedy Space Center, FL
Other Facts
Level Of Education
4 years of high school
Race Or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Lawrence County, Indiana
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Also known as
Gus Grissom
Full Name
Virgil Ivan Grissom
Full Name
Virgil I Grissom
Source Information
Source Film Reel Number
2.61
Source Box Number
0204
