Retired pilot helps historical society buy Neil Armstrong's boyhood home for tours
Ken Schreiber was 9 when Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the moon in 1969—a moment he would never forget. Like Armstrong, he became a military fighter pilot.
KEN SCHREIBER, a retired military pilot, stepped in to secure the future of Neil Armstrong’s boyhood home in Wapakoneta, Ohio. The 9-year-old Schreiber remembered Armstrong’s historic moonwalk in 1969 and felt compelled to act when the local historical society announced the property was for sale. Armstrong, an aviation pioneer, had lived in the two-story home at 601 W. Benton St. during his formative years.
It was where he built model airplanes, tested them in a basement wind tunnel, and earned his pilot’s license at 16. Schreiber, who spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and retired as a pilot with American Airlines, made a $400,000 donation to fund the restoration and preservation of the house. The Auglaize County Historical Society plans to open the property for public tours by 2030, the 100th anniversary of Armstrong’s birth, to honor the astronaut’s early life and inspire future generations.
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