Pentagon, Washington D.C., United States of America (USA).



Title reads 'People & Events - Astronauts Wings for US Spacemen'.



LS. Virgil Grisson and Alan Shepard, American astronauts on rostrum. Pan to Captain Grisson as Major General Benjamin Foulois, flight pioneer of Wright brothers era, comes up to rostrum and pins on astronauts wings to General Curtis E. Le May. Air Force Chief of Staff also shakes hands with Grisson. MS. Admiral George W. Anderson, Chief of Naval Operations, pins wings onto breast of Navy Commander Alan B. Shepard. Zoom out to long shot of whole group as they shake hands.



(Comb F.G.)



Date found in the old record - 11/12/1961.
FILM ID:2607.06

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