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One of the awards presented to Gus Grissom.

It reads


Virgil Grissom Day
Mitchell, Indiana
Oct. 3 1959

In Recognition of the
Outstanding Achievement of
Virgil Grissom in
Astronautics


Dated October 3, 1959, this was about 6 months after NASA first announced the Mercury Seven astronauts (April 9, 1959).

 
Awards at Mitchell Indiana
Time picture taken Sun Nov 6 03:23:30 2016
Location picture taken Early Life Gallery
Grissom Memorial
Spring Mill State Park
Mitchell, Indiana
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