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Interview

by Rick Boos

Life Without Dad

With Scott Grissom-Son of Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom 

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"Gus" Grissom with his sons; Scott and Mark

Photo Courtesy: Grissom Family via Life Magazine

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Gus and Betty Grissom with their sons; Scott and Mark

Photo Courtesy: Grissom Family via Life Magazine

Gus Grissom with his sons; Scott and Mark

Photo Courtesy Grissom: Family via Life Magazine

Grissom Family at their home

Photo Courtesy: Grissom Family via Life Magazine

The following documents comprise the original manuscript for an article written by Rick Boos on the Grissom family concerning the loss of Virgil Grissom in the Apollo 1 launch pad fire in 1967.  These pages were published in Quest magazine; volume 5-number 2.

 

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