Roger B. Chaffee
American naval officer and aviator
Roger Bruce Chaffee was an American naval officer, aviator and aeronautical engineer who was a NASA astronaut in the Apollo program.
Chaffee was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he became an Eagle Scout. Wikipedia
Born: February 15, 1935, Grand Rapids, MI
Died: January 27, 1967 (age 31 years), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL
Space missions: Apollo 1
Spouse: Martha Horn (m. 1957–1967)
Children: Stephen Chaffee and Sheryl Lyn Chaffee
Place of burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Education: Purdue University (1954–1957), Illinois Institute of Technology, Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and more