Washington, D.C. 1926 births 1967 deaths 1961 in spaceflight 1965 in spaceflight Apollo 1 Accidental deaths in Florida Air Force Institute of Technology alumni American test pilots American mechanical engineers United States Air Force personnel of the Korean War Apollo program astronauts Aviators from Indiana Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Deaths by smoke inhalation Deaths from fire in the United States Engineers from Indiana Mercury Seven Military personnel from Indiana National Aviation Hall of Fame inductees People from Mitchell, Indiana Purdue University College of Engineering alumni Recipients of the Air Medal Recipients of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Recipients of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal Recipients of the NASA Exceptional Service Medal U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School alumni United States Air Force astronauts United States Air Force officers United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees American flight instructors Project Gemini astronauts United States Army Air Forces soldiers People who have flown in suborbital spaceflight