Roger B. Chaffee Park (Fullerton, California)
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Roger Bruce Chaffee (February 15, 1935 – January 27, 1967) was a U.S. Navy pilot who became an American astronaut in the Apollo program.
Chaffee died along with fellow astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Edward White in the Apollo 1 fire at Cape Kennedy. Chaffee and Grissom are both buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery, while White is buried at West Point Cemetery.
The Chaffee crater on the far side of the Moon is named after him.
Chaffee died along with fellow astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Edward White in the Apollo 1 fire at Cape Kennedy. Chaffee and Grissom are both buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery, while White is buried at West Point Cemetery.
The Chaffee crater on the far side of the Moon is named after him.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullerton,_California
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Coordinates: 33°53'31"N 117°57'1"W
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- Schabarum Regional Park 11 km
- Hellman Wilderness Park 15 km
- El Dorado Park 15 km
- El Dorado Park West 16 km
- Sycamore Canyon 16 km
- El Modena Open Space 17 km
- Heartwell Park 18 km
- Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge 20 km
- Los Cerritos Wetlands 21 km
- Former Hunt-Wesson Foods Plant 2.3 km
- Los Coyotes Country Club 2.5 km
- Westridge Golf Club 2.6 km
- Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL/KFUL) 3.5 km
- La Mirada Golf Course 4.8 km
- East Whittier, California 5.2 km
- South Whittier, California 8.7 km
- Candlewood Country Club 8.7 km
- Orange County, California 31 km
- Los Angeles County, California 52 km