And the worst thing I did was working in a rubber factory in Wapakoneta.

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Born August 5, 1930, in Wapakoneta, Ohio, Armstrong was the first of three children of Stephen and Viola Armstrong.

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Born in Wapakoneta, Ohio on August 5, 1930, an early fascination with aviation began when, at the age of two, his father took him to the Cleveland Air Races.

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