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1935 - 1967 (31 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Roger Bruce Chaffee |
Title |
Lieutenant Commander |
Born |
15 Feb 1935 |
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan |
Gender |
Male |
Military Service |
U.S. Navy |
Occupation |
Astronaut Trainee. |
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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 |
Buried |
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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 , d. 24 Oct 1998, Hinsdale, DuPage, Illinois (Age 88 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Blanche May Mosher, b. 3 Jul 1912, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan , d. 24 May 1996, Hinsdale, DuPage, Illinois (Age 83 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Married |
31 Mar 1932 |
Plainfield, Kent, Michigan |
Family ID |
F19956 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 15 Feb 1935 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan |
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| Died - 27 Jan 1967 - Cape Canaveral, Brevard, Florida |
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| Roger Chaffee. Roger Chaffee. |
| Roger Chaffee. Roger was selected to be the communication expert for the first Apollo mission. At the time, he was 31 years old and the youngest American astronaut to be selected for a mission. Tragically on January 27, 1967 the crew was participating in a test when a fire broke out in the capsule killing all three men. |
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