Neil Armstrong is one of the most illustrious ... As mentioned on Defense.gov, Armstrong’s role as a naval aviator was formative in his development as a test pilot. In the US Navy, Armstrong ...

Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was born Aug. 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio. In 1947, Armstrong enrolled at Purdue University on a Navy scholarship to pursue a degree in ...