He was a member of the Church of Christ where he became a Boy Scout in troop 46. His first jobs were delivering newspaper for the Indianapolis Star, and he worked at a meat market. Grissom spent quite a bit of time at the local airport where his interest in flying was born. He took lessons for a dollar a day where he learned the basics of flying. He married on July 6, 1945, to Betty Moore and they had two sons, Scott, and Mark. Gus loved being with his family he refused to let work problems get in the way of family time. He taught his sons to fish and
He was a member of the Church of Christ where he became a Boy Scout in troop 46. His first jobs were delivering newspaper for the Indianapolis Star, and he worked at a meat market. Grissom spent quite a bit of time at the local airport where his interest in flying was born. He took lessons for a dollar a day where he learned the basics of flying. He married on July 6, 1945, to Betty Moore and they had two sons, Scott, and Mark. Gus loved being with his family he refused to let work problems get in the way of family time. He taught his sons to fish and