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Lieutenant Commander Roger Bruce Chaffee

Lieutenant Commander Roger Bruce Chaffee

Male 1935 - 1967  (31 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Roger Bruce Chaffee 
    Title Lieutenant Commander 
    Born 15 Feb 1935  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service U.S. Navy Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Astronaut Trainee. 
    Apollo I Crew
    Apollo I Crew
    Chaffee (Right) was selected with Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Edward White as the crew for the first Apollo Mission. On January 27, 1967 they were in the space capsule participating in a test for the scheduled February 21 launch. Tragically a fire started inside the capsule and all three men lost their lives.
    Died 27 Jan 1967  Cape Canaveral, Brevard, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried
    Grissom & Chaffee Graves
    Grissom & Chaffee Graves
    The headstones of Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee on the occasion of the NASA Day of Remembrance ceremony in 2013.
    Person ID I64492  Nagel
    Last Modified 16 May 2022 

    Father Donald Lynm Chaffee,   b. 9 Aug 1910, Greenville, Montcalm, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1998, Hinsdale, DuPage, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Blanche May Mosher,   b. 3 Jul 1912, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1996, Hinsdale, DuPage, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 31 Mar 1932  Plainfield, Kent, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F19956  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart