In Memoriam - Apollo 1 Tragedy - 45 Years Ago - 27 January, 1967 - Beyond Tiki

BB Bruddah Bear Member Los Angeles Basin, Westside Joined: Apr 07, 2011 Posts: 629	BB Bruddah Bear Posted posted on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:54 PM Many people see them, but have no idea what they are, while others know their purpose, yet don't know their names. In 1967 the city of Long Beach, CA named four gas and petroleum drilling/refining islands in San Padro Bay after Astronaut Theodore C. Freeman and the crew of Apollo 1: Island Freeman, Island Grissom, Island White and Island Chaffee. http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=214758382699133299103.0004b816415f61012beae&msa=0&ll=33.75817,-118.159504&spn=0.116172,0.181789 The City of Fullerton, CA also has parks named for Grissom, White and Chaffee. Bear

Many people see them, but have no idea what they are, while others know their purpose, yet don't know their names. In 1967 the city of Long Beach, CA named four gas and petroleum drilling/refining islands in San Padro Bay after Astronaut Theodore C. Freeman and the crew of Apollo 1: Island Freeman, Island Grissom, Island White and Island Chaffee.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=214758382699133299103.0004b816415f61012beae&msa=0&ll=33.75817,-118.159504&spn=0.116172,0.181789

The City of Fullerton, CA also has parks named for Grissom, White and Chaffee.

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Post #623487 by Bruddah Bear on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:54 PM