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Headstone of Roger Bruce Chaffee
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U.S. Navy · United States United States

Roger Bruce Chaffee

1935 – 1967
Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Also Remembered Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Roger Bruce Chaffee served the U.S. Navy for 9 years. Roger served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Roger was 31 years old.

How He Died
Manner Accident
Cause Multiple traumatic injuries
Keepsakes
Roger Bruce Chaffee
Roger Bruce Chaffee
Headstone Front of Roger Bruce Chaffee. Arlington National Cemetery.
Headstone Front of Roger Bruce Chaffee. Arlington National Cemetery.
Headstone Back of Roger Bruce Chaffee. Arlington National Cemetery.
Headstone Back of Roger Bruce Chaffee. Arlington National Cemetery.
Apollo 1 crew, Grissom, White, and Chaffee
Apollo 1 crew, Grissom, White, and Chaffee
Service Record
U.S. Navy
1957 – 1967
Conflicts
Vietnam War Cold War
Awards & Decorations 4

For valor

Distinguished Flying Cross

For service and achievement

Air Medal

Foreign awards

NASA Distinguished Service Medal posthumous January 31, 1967

Conferred by Congress

Congressional Space Medal of Honor December 17, 1997
Also Remembered
Apollo 1
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Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery
Section 3
Grave 2502-F
In Our Keeping
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Last updated August 31, 2026

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Roger Bruce Chaffee
U.S. Navy
1957 - 1967
Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Congressional Space Medal of Honor NASA Distinguished Service Medal

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