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Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, was born August 5, 1930, in Wapakoneta, Ohio, the son of Stephen and Viola Armstrong. He rode his bicycle to his flying lessons because he was too young to drive. By the age of 16 he had acquired his pilot's license. After graduation from Blume High School in 1948, he flew seventy-eight combat missions during the Korean War. Armstrong was chosen to be an astronaut in 1962 and 4 years later became command pilot of NASA's Gemini VIII. He successfully completed the first rendezvous and docking in space.

Academy Award-winning screen writer, Dudley Nichols was born in Wapakoneta onApril 6, 1895, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Grant Nichols. A graduate of Blume High School, his early interests included writing, technology and the ocean. Nichols enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War 1 and received the Congressional Medal of Honor for inventing a device that would enable mines to be lifted from the water without being exploded.

Following his military service, Nichols was a staff writer for the New York Sun. He later moved to Hollywood, California where he became a successful screen writer. Nichols worked with many Hollywood legends, including John Ford, Howard Hawks, Jean Renoir, Rene Clair, George Cukor and Fritz Lang. He won a Writers Guild Laurel Award in 1957 and the Oscar in 1935 for the film The Informer. Nichols is also known for writing such important screenplays as Stagecoach, Bringing up Baby, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Scarlet Street and The Bells of St Marys.

Singled out for gallantry in the War Between the States, was Christian Schnell. He was born in Virginia in 1894, but entered the army at Wapakoneta. He rose to Corporal of Company C, 37th Ohio Infantry.

He was awarded the Medal of Honor for having lead the action of the Ohio company at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863 where he showed "Gallantry in the charge of the 'volunteer storming party.'"







			Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, was born August 5, 1930, in Wapakoneta, Ohio, the son of Stephen and Viola Armstrong. He rode his bicycle to his flying lessons because he was too young to drive. By the age of 16 he had acquired his pilot's license. After graduation from Blume High School in 1948, he flew seventy-eight combat missions during the Korean War. Armstrong was chosen to be an astronaut in 1962 and 4 years later became command pilot of NASA's Gemini VIII. He successfully completed the first rendezvous and docking in space. Armstrong was the commander of the Apollo XI mission to the moon in 1969. On July 20, he became the first man to walk on the moon. NASA: Neil Armstrong Biography. Academy Award-winning screen writer, Dudley Nichols was born in Wapakoneta onApril 6, 1895, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Grant Nichols. A graduate of Blume High School, his early interests included writing, technology and the ocean. Nichols enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War 1 and received the Congressional Medal of Honor for inventing a device that would enable mines to be lifted from the water without being exploded. Following his military service, Nichols was a staff writer for the New York Sun. He later moved to Hollywood, California where he became a successful screen writer. Nichols worked with many Hollywood legends, including John Ford, Howard Hawks, Jean Renoir, Rene Clair, George Cukor and Fritz Lang. He won a Writers Guild Laurel Award in 1957 and the Oscar in 1935 for the film The Informer. Nichols is also known for writing such important screenplays as Stagecoach, Bringing up Baby, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Scarlet Street and The Bells of St Marys. Singled out for gallantry in the War Between the States, was Christian Schnell. He was born in Virginia in 1894, but entered the army at Wapakoneta. He rose to Corporal of Company C, 37th Ohio Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for having lead the action of the Ohio company at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863 where he showed "Gallantry in the charge of the 'volunteer storming party.'"





























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