General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. GRISSOM/YOUNG-WASHINGTON RETURN

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. GRISSOM/YOUNG-WASHINGTON RETURN

1965

1) MS PAN Civilian Transport taxiing to parking area (NASA aircraft). G2) MS VIRGIL GRISSOM and MR YOUNG debarking from aircraft, and greeted by an Air Force officer; PAN with astronauts and families walking past the camera.3) MS MR YOUNG and family debarking from aircraft; PAN with MR YOUNG, his wife and children. G4) MS MR YOUNG, MR GRISSOM and family next to NASA aircraft, and greeted by Air Force and Navy high-ranking officers; MR YOUNG and MR GRISSOM walk off to the mike station next to aircraft; MR YOUNG and MR GRISSOM say a few words, step back away. G5) CU Party walking past camera and spectators. G6) CU Sentry at present arms; MR YOUNG, MR GRISSOM and families walk by past several sentries. G7) MS Air terminal; MR YOUNG and MR GRISSOM enter the terminal. G8) LS Pennsylvania Ave., looking west. G9) MS Motorcade moving off to right.10) MLS Official cars bearing the astronauts moving along Pennsylvania Ave.; large crowds line the sidewalk in BG; PAN with car bearing MR YOUNG and MR GRISSOM. G11) LS Looking down Pennsylvania Ave., which leads towards the hill; spectators off to right. G12) CU Spectators, one holding an American flag; Capital building in far BG (SV). G13) LS Rear view: motorcycle motorcade. G14) CU PAN Spectators applauding and waving. G15) CU Spectators taking pictures (SV). G16) HA MLS Astronauts in the limousine, moving along street. G17) HA MCU Limousine at the curb, as MR GRISSOM, MR YOUNG and other VIPs walk up the steps.18) CU Astronauts wearing their medals; VICE PRES. HUBERT HUMPHREY between the two men (SV) as seen from steps of Capitol building.19) MCU Group turning around and entering Capitol. G20) LA MLS VIPs coming down steps of Capital building.21) CU MR YOUNG and his wife walking down steps.22) CU MR YOUNG and MR GRISSOM posing with their wives. G23) MCU Astronauts and their wives getting into a convertible.24) CU Limousine pulling off with astronauts.

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Grissom, Virgil I. (Virgil Ivan), 1926-1967

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Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom (b. April 3, 1926-d. Jan. 27, 1967) was born in Mitchell, Indiana. An Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, received his wings in March 1951. He flew 100 combat missions in Korea in F-86s with the 334th Fighter Interceptor Squadron and, upon returning to the United States in 1952, became a jet instructor at Bryan, Texas. In August 1955, he entered the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to study Aeronautical Engineering. He attended the T...