I posted a copy of my OP to a Star Blazers mailing list that I'm a part of. And here is one of the responses I got back --
I think Jim wins.
Quote: From: Jim Cooper
Well it does give my age away (and spelling does not count) but I had just finished my second tour of duty in Viet Nam, as a Navy Pilot,
and met up with my wife and 3-year-old daughter in Naha, Okinawa.
We departed Kadena Air Force Base on a MAC flight on July 16th 1969 and because of the International
Date Line we landed at Travis Air Force Base, in California, also on the 16th of July. After checking into the transit BOQ we were able to watch
the landing on the moon and Armstrong's first step.
The next day we flew from San Francisco (SFO) to Allentown, Pa (ABE) on our way to our parents home in Phillipsburg, NJ.
I would spend the next 30 days on post deployment leave before I flew back to SFO to be officially discharged, after completing my 5
year tour of duty in the US Navy, at Treasure Island Naval Station, on September 5, 1969.
After flying back to New Jersey on the 5th of September 1969 I repacked my bags and flew down to Atlanta, Ga to join my
flight training class with Delta Air Lines on the 12th of September 1969.
On the 13th of August 1977 I was the Captain of a flight from Chicago (ORD) to Cincinnati (CVG) and I
collected the only autograph of all the passengers I ever flew ….. Neil Armstrong
I think Jim wins.