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GEORGE C. MARSHAL L SP ACE FLI G HT C E~T E R
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
Memorandum
TO
All Employees
FROM
Manager. Mission Operatio ns Office.
PM-MO - MGR
SUBJECT
Abbrevi ated Apo llo 11 TiIne line
DATE July 9. 19 69
In reply refer to:
PM-M O - M c;R -114 -6 9
Because of the importance and hist o ri c al significance of the Apollo 11
Mission, we have prepared an abbreviat ed Apo llo 11 timeline fr o m Liftoff
Splas hdown to help you in fo llowing this miss i on from day t o day.
to
This timelinc is based on a nOITlinallifto ff time o f 8:32 a. m . eDT o n
July 16, 1 969. which cor r es p onds t o a 72° Launch Azimuth . A space is left
in th e t ime li ne (COT, Actual) to allow you to make any c o rrections t o this
nominal time. Highlights of this mission include the LM Lunar touchdown
at 3: 19 p.:m. CDT o n Sunday, July 20 . and then a t 1 ;17 a. m. CD T o n Monday.
Astronaut Neil Armstrong is scheduled to be t he first ma n t o step o nto the
moonrs surfac e . Liftoff from the lunar surface is schedu l ed to occur just
21 hours 36 minutes after touchdown, o r 12;55 p. m. COT, Monday , Ju ly 21.
The Mission p r oCHe for Apollo II is:
Laun ch Phase
Earth Par king Orbit
Translunar Coast (TLC)
Lunar Orbit (LO)
L M Undocked from CSM
T r ansearth Coast to Splashdown
hrs:min
0: II
2:33
7 3: 10
59:30
27:45
59:53
Ground E lapsed T im e (GET)
T -O to
0: 11
0: 11 to
2 :44
2 :44 t o
7 5 : 54
75:54 to 135:2 4
1 00: 15 t o 128:0 0
1 35 :2 4 to 195: 17
The Flight Crew Co r Apollo 1 1 is:
Commander ( C DR)
Command Module Pilot (eMP)
Lunar Module Pilot (LMP)
Ne il Armstrong
Michael Co lli ns
Edwin Aldrin
TV transm ission times were not available and will be annou n ced dur i n g the
mission . A list oC a c ronyms is includ e d Cor your informa t io n . If addi ti onal
information is required. please contact Mr . Beutjer . PM-MO-H. 4 5 3 - 2260 .
F. A. Speer
Di stribut i on:
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LUNAR LANDING
Abbreviated Timeline
prepared by
MISSION OPERATIONS OFFICE
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
HuntsYille, Alabama
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LIST OF ACRONYMS
AOS
APS
Acquisition of Sig. nal
Ascent Pro pu l sion Suhsysto ·m
C DI-!
Constant Delta Alliludc
Conlmander
Command Module
COITlma nd Module Pilot
Check out
Coe llipti c Sequence Initiation
COITlmand Service Module
CDP
CM
CM P
c/o
CSl
CSM
OOl
DPS
DST
Descent Orbit Insertion
Descent Propulsion Subsystem
Daylight Saving Time
EASEP
El
EVA
EO l
Early Apo llo Scientific Equipment Package
Earth (atmosphere) Inte rface
Extravehi cu lar Activity
Earth Orbit Insertion
GET
Ground Elapsed Time
lVT
Intravehi c ular Transfer
LM
LMP
LPO
LV
Lunar Module
Lunar Module Pilot
Lunar Orbit
Lunar Orbit Insertion
Loss of Signal
Lunar Parking Orbit
Launch V e hicle
MCC
MSFN
Midcourse Correction
Manned Space Flight Network
PDl
Powered Descent Initiat e
RCS
RNDZ
Reacti o n Co ntr o l System
Rendezvous
SM
SPS
SS
Se rvic e Modu le
Servi ce Propuls io n System
Solar Wind Compo sition
Sunrise
Sunset
TEC
TEl
TLC
TLI
TPl
TV
Trans Earth Coast
T ran searth In sertion
Trans Lunar Coast
Translunar Inserti o n
Terminal Phase Initi at io n
Te levision
LO
LOl
LOS
SWC
SR
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AB BREVIATED APOLLO 1 1 TIMEUNE
LUNAR 1A NO ING
(BASED ON A NOMINAL LIFTOFF OF 8:32 a.m.
GET
Wed nesda
Jut
16
CDT CDr Actual
100,00 , 00
00:02:41
00:02:42
8 : J2 a
8 ,3 5
8 , 35
00:09: 11
8:4 1
8 , 41
8, 44
8 : 44
11 : 16
11,22
11:47
11 : 57
12: 4 2p
1, 12
1,33
8 : 17
10 : 0 2
00,09,1 5
00,11,40
00:11 : 43
02:44:26
02,49,46
03,15
03,25
04,09,45
04:39:45
05,01
11, 45
13,30
EVENT
Li ftoff
S- IC /S - I I Separation
S-II Ignition
5-1 1 /5 - 1V8 Separalion
S-IVB Ign i tion
S-IVB Cutoff
~: OI ( 100 om )
S- IV B Reigni t ion - TLI
S-IV8 Cutoff
LV/ CSM Se parat i on
CSM/LM Docking
LM Ejection
GET
76,19
78 , 27
80,09 , 30
cor
ON JULY 16, 1969)
cor cor Actus 1
EVENT
Saturday, J uly 19 (c ont 'd)
12:S1p
AOs:85 Min. ( 55-43)
2:59
AOS:85 Mi n ., ( 55 - 43)
4 :4 2
_ LOI 2 (S4x66 ) (SR+12)
REV
(SPS: 16 . 4sec )
80,37
81 : 32
81:46
82 , 35
83:41
83,45
84:33
CSM/LM Evasive ( SPs : 3seC) 1 85 , 00
6: 1S
AOS : 72 Min . (55- 33)*
Clear Tunne l - Ope n Hatch
LMP IVT To 1M
(Housekeep ing Chore s )
AOS:72 Min . (SR+39)
LMP IVT To CSM
Close LM Ha tch
AOS:72 Mi n ( SR+3S)
Beg i n Res t (9 Hour s )
1
5
S- IVB Slingshot
MCCI (SPS)
Begin Rest (9 Hours)
Sunday, July 20 (Luna r La nding Da y)
5 : 32a
End Rest
Thur s day, Ju ly 17
6,56
AOS:72 Min (SR+37 )
10
_ lMP IVT To 1M
22,30
7: 02a
End Rest
6,56
26 , 45
8 , 54
11:17
HCC2
ADS: 72 Mi n (SR+ 36 )
11
) 7,00
Begin Rest (10 Hours)
8,57
9:32 p
1M Powe r ON
9 : 22
CDR I VT To 1M
9:52
LMP IVT To CSM
_ 1MP IVT To LM
10,07
Friday , July 18
_ Close CSM & 1M Hat c h
10:27
47:00
7: J2 a
End Rest
10,53
ADS : 71 Min ( SR+37 )
12
53 ,5 5
11 ,37
2:2 7p
Dep l oy Landing Gear
MCC3
4,32
11 , 54
56,00
Cl ear Tunnel - Open Hat c h
GO/NO - GO For Und oc king
4,47
56 ,15
LM P I V! To 1M
12 : 47p
- Undoc ki ng
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4 , 52
56,20
CDR I VT To 1M
12:51
ADS ( CSM/1M):71 Min(SR+36)
56,28
5, 00
1M Famil i arization
L 12
CSM Separat i on Burn(RCS:8sec )
5 7 , 45
1, 50
6 : 17
LM P IVT To CSM
GO/NO -GO For DOl
57,50
CDR I VT To CSM
2,11
6: 22
001 (DPS 2S . 5sec )(9x5S)
2 , 49
58, 00
Close 1M Hatch
6 : 32
AOS(CSM) : 72 Min( SR+36) ~
60,00
8,32
Begin Rest (9 Hour s )
2,51
AOS (LM) Cont i nuous l y
(22 Hours 51 Min.)
102,35,13
POI ( DPS:l1 Mi n 5Ssec)
102:47: 11
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Touchdown( Lun.St a y21:3 6 :15)
1M Checkout & Si mulated
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69:00
5 : 32a
End Rest
Countdown
70 : 00
6 : J2
200,000 nm From Earth
103:50
4 : 22
Photograph Lunar Su rface
· 4 : 47
70:55
7: 27
MCC4
104 : 15
AOS(CSM) : 71 Min(SR+3 6) 15
71:18
7: 50
En te r Moon ' s Shadow
104: 2-2
4:54
GO/NO- GO For Lunar
73: 52
10 : 24
Leave }1oon' s Shadow
Surface Operations
' 105 : 30
6, 02
75 : 35
12 : 07p
GO/NO - GO For LOl l
Begin Rest -1M (4 Ho urs)
6 , 45
1106,13
75 : 46
12:1 S
LOSLM / CSM
AOS(CSM) : 72 Min ( SR+3S) 16
75 : 54:2S 12: 2 7
_ LOll (59x170)
1 107 ,05,)3
7,38
CSM Plane Change( sps: .8 g'·l·
7 , 52
(SPS:360sec)
11107,20
Begin Rest -CSM (4 Hours)
• Even t pe r forme d outside range of MSFN
"" After LOI2: Lunar day is aporo x. 72 mi n I on)".
Lunar night is approx. 46 mi n l Oll~
94,00
94 , 24
95,50
96,22
96 , 25
96,50
97 , 20
97,35
97,55
9S: 21
99 , 05
99,22
100,15
100:19
100 , 39 , 50
101: IS
101,38,48
102, 17
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GET
109 , 30
110,09
110:32
111:21
CDT
CDr Actual
Sunday. Jul y 20 (Cont'd)
lO:02 p
10,41
11,04
11,53
EVENT
End Rest - 1M
REV
GET
127:28:08
1 127 ,36,57
Min(SR+34)
Begin Prep.For Egress.
End Rest-CSM
Hatch. Start EVA
(2 Hr. 40 Min)
1: 17
1,27
1,45
1 :47
1:52
1: 56
113:40
113:55
114: 08
114,42
11 5: 00
115 ,10
116,04
116: 12
116 : 18
116:20
116: 24
117 , 20
9 , 42
121,10
10,32
122:00
123,56
12,28p
124,23,26 12,55
124: 30 :44 1, 03
1 :42
125 : 10
125, 21, 19 1 :53
125,50,28 2,22
125,54
2,26
2 : 29
i..S: S7
126,19 , 37 2 , 52
126 , 58 , 08 3,30
1' 7,13,08 3:45
cor cor
4 : 00p
4:09
AOS(~SM) , 72
Actua 1
EVENT
• Rndz MCC2:LM ReS
• Be gin LM ReS Braking
AOS(CSM & LM)72 Mi n
(SR+32)
4,32
6 , 23
6:42
7,17
8,22
8,25
Docking
AOS : 72 Mi n( SR+3 2)
CDR IVT To CSM
3.1 sec)
135:24:34 11:57
AOS:72 Min(SR+3 1)
• TEl (SPS: 149 sec)
TV Deployment (CDR)
(CDR)
1M Inspection(CDR/LMP)
135 , 35
137,00
147 , 00
150 , 24
II
28
LMP I VT To CSM
ADS:7l Min(SR+32)
1M Jett is on(CSM-RC S:
Initial EVA(CDR).TV On
Sample Cotlect i on(CDR)
Initial EVA (LMP)
SWC Deployment (LMP)
Bulk Sample Collection
REV
(5 Maneuvers)
127,53
128,00
129 , 51
130: 10
1 130 , 45
Monday, July 21
1 131 , 50
AOS(CSH): 71 Min(SR+34) 19 131 , 53,05
Depress Cab i n, Open
112 :45
112,55
113,13
113,15
113,20
113: 24
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Tue sday. July 22
0:07a
ADS : Continuously
1,32
Beg in Rest (10 Hour s)
End Rest
11:32
2,56p
MCC5
EASEP Deployment
(CDR/ LMP)
AOS (CSM):72 Min
(SR+34)
Documented Sample
Collection(CDR/LMP)
Wednesday. Ju l y 23
160,00
Terminate EVA (LMP)
0: 32a
Begin Rest (10 Hours)
170,00
10,32
End Rest
Terminate EVA (CDR)
Close Hatch, Repress
172:00
12: 32p
MCC6
182,00
10,32
Begin Rest (7 Hours )
Cabin. End EVA
AOS(CSM) , 72 Min(SR+34)
Cab i n Depress
Duen Hatch-Jettison
Equipment
Thursday. July 24
Begin Rest - CSM(4 Hr.
5 : 32a
End Rest
189,00
50 Min)
192:06
8,38
MeC7
ReDress Cabin - 1M
194 , 50
Begin Rest-LM(4 Hr.
11 : 22
CH / SM Separation
195,03
, 27 11 , 35
E1 (400 KFT)
40 Min)
195 , 03 , 45 11 , 36
Enter S- Band Blackout
End Rest-CSM
195,04 , 49 11: 37
End Rest - LM
Peak G
Exit S-Band Bl ackout
AOS(eSM):72 Min(SR+32) 12 195 , 06,51 11,39
Drogue Chute Dep l oy
APS Lift o ff( 7 Min 18 Sec) 195,11,39 11 , 44
195,12,27 11:44
Main Chute Dep l oy
Orbit Ins ertion(10x45)
LOS (LM)
195: 17:22 11,49
Splashdown (25 Min
Pr i or to SR Loca l
• CS I :1M RCS(45 Sec)
1
Time)
• Plane Change:LM RCS
AOS(CSM):72 Min(SR+32) 26
AOS(LM),69 Min(SR.35)
CDH:LM ReS (1.9 Sec)
TPI :LM ReS (22.4 Sec)
• Rndz Mec :L~ ReS
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At the start of the Second World War, Heinz Hilten (1909 to 2013) was drafted into the German army, where he worked with von Braun’s V-2 rocket team at Peenemünde. In 1954, Hilten made his way to America, where he rejoined von Braun.
Hilten helped plan the growth of Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal until 1960, when he began designing laboratories, control centers, test stands, and administrative buildings for the newly minted Marshall Space Flight Center; Hilten also helped design the Saturn rocket program.
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Abbreviated timeline of the Apollo 11 mission.
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Remarks by Dr. We rnher von Braun. Dir ec t or
George C. Marshall Spa ce Flight Center
National Ae r onautics and Space Administration
Huntsville. Alabama
A l abam a Legislature
Montgomery, Alabarna
J une 20, 19 61, 11:00 a.m.
Your Excellency Gove rnor Patterson, Lieutenant Governor
Boutwell, Speaker Ashwo rth and gentlemen of this joint session of the
Legislature of Alabama:
I want you to know that it is a very real honor for me, a
citizen of A l abama . to add r es 5 you today in the Capit a l City of our
Great State .
1 deeply appreciate your thoughtfulness in inviting me
to be with you in this historic C a pitol Bu ilding .
It is my privilege to know a number of you pe r sonally , and
I wish I knew tTlore of you.
I'm su r e that if the appropriations for the
George C. Marshall Spa ce Flight Center carne directly from the
Legi s i"at ure of Alabama ins te ad of the Congress I would know many
more of you.
I have been privileged for some time, of cou r se, to know
Governor John Patterson.
In fact, I enjoyed a ve ry pleasant luncheon
and conve r sation in Washington wi t h the Gove rn or not so long ago.
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Also, I frequently see and talk with our own representatives
from Madison County:
Senator Dave Archer, Representative Roscoe
Roberts and Representative Luke Reynolds.
I should like to give a
little public credit to Dave and Roscoe and Luke for the tremendous
help they have been to the Marshall Space Flight Center and the U. S.
Army at Huntsville.
They have frequently helped pull us over the
rough spots as the rocket and space exploration business in Alabama
began to have more and more impact on the State and South.
I am. glad to say, too, that you gentlemen of the Legislature
have responded ITlore than once to our expanding needs.
And thanks to
the persuasiveness of our Madison County delegation -- and your own
good judgement and conscience - - I
as we wanted you to.
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glad to add that you responded
We are delighted, of course, that you did, and
we are grateful.
As you may recall, some of my former German colleagues
and I carne to Alabama from Ft. Bliss, Texas , some ten or
~leven
years ago, and six years ago this past spring we were awarded our
Alnerican citizenship.
I want to take advantage of this occasion to express my
sincere appreciation to the many fine citizens of this State for the
warm, truly Southern hospitality which they have extended to us.
We like -- and we are proud of -- our Alabama friends and neighbors.
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As you will remember, during the past few years all of us in
Alabama have shared some exciting. history-making moments together.
First there were the pioneering Redstone and Jupiter missile
programs~
then our laounching of the Free World's first satellite around the earth,
built right here in Alabama; then our launching of the Free World's first
satellite around the sun, again built right here in Alabama; then only a
few weeks ago came our launching of the Free World's first man into
space.
And, 1 hasten to add, with the Saturn deep space rocket and
other programs now underway at the Marshall Center. we expect to ring
up a few more firsts before too long.
Even now a lot of people still ask me, "Why do you want to
go to the moon? II I like to remind them about one of this country's most
famous scientists.
When wise old Ben Franklin sent up his kite that day in the
thunderstorm, he got his knuckles singed by electricity.
Franklin learn by this experiment?
from the clouds would shock him.
Not much.
What did
Only that electricity
But because Ben was curious about
the world around him, his simple research -- plus a few other experiments conducted elsewhere -- stirred up a lot of interest.
A burst of
attention was then focussed on electrical research, and as a result, old
Ben Franklin's kite sparks flew around the world.
Today, we can't
drive a tractor, fly an airplane, light a house, or send a satellite into
space without electricity.
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My point here is that as wise as Ben Franklin was, he didn't
have the faintest idea of the great benefits that were in store for mankind
as a result of the first faltering experiments that he and others about that
time carried out.
But Franklin did have scientific curiosity.
It was
curiosity that made him go fly a kite that day. not some mysterious.
prophetic knowledge that he was about to help pave the way for va'st new
benefits for all mankind.
So when somebody tells you to go fly a kite, don't punch him
in the nose.
Who knows?
You too might discover electricity.
Incidentally, as you know, Benjamin Franklin was not only
a s.c ientist and inventor, but he was also a great statesman and politician.
In fact, he would be equally as much at home -- were he alive today -with the employees of the Marshall Space Flight Center as he would with
the m.em.bers of our Legislature.
And after reading som.ething of som.e
of the rem.arkably skillful operations conducted around Goat Hill here
lately. I wouldn't be surprised if we couldn't learn m.ore fro.m. Franklin
about our business than you could learn from. hitn about yours.
It is curiosity that sets m.an apart .
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It is curiosity that m.akes hitn learn.
This has been true throughout history .... first curiosity; then
learning; then advancement.
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But the guy who is curious -- the restless searcher for new
knowledge -- never knows where his curiosity will lead him.
All he
knows is that SQIne time, in Borne way. the knowledge he digs up will
better the lot of his fellow man.
For instance, the great bacteriologist, Sir Alexander Fleming.
found one day that certain bacteria were killed by a mold.
This "accidental
discovery -- which happened because Fleming was curious about mold -gave us penicillin.
He didn't have the faintest idea that what he saw under his
microscope that day would end up by saving many, many thousands of
h~an
liv es.
It's always that way.
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We just never know what the next bit of information will bring
f orth.
That's why we want to -- and why we must -- explore space.
!tIS
our next frontier, our newest challenge. and the greatest unknown
today.
I am convinced that the exploration of outer space will produce
undream e d of benefits for all of us.
And the very fact that nobody knows
for sure what all of these benefits will be opens new prospects and excites
our imagination to further progress .
It has been said (Henry Ward Beecher)
that lithe soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without
a telescope.
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Now how are we going to space?
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I'd like now to show you a few slides of actual space hardware
and d i scuss with you some promising methods we plan t o
US~
to get out
there.
The other day The President said we should go to the moon.
Well, he's not alone.
Let us just hope that somebody named Ivan Ivanovich or Yuri
Gagarin doesn't get there first.
How are we going to get there?
And when?
F i rst, l e t me say here and now that this country has nothing
to be ashamed o f in c omparison with the Soviets in space exploration to
date.
This c omparison may have been valid three years ago, but today
we have orbited many more scientific satellites than they; and from
them we have gleaned a great deal more new flcientific information from.
the universe than anyone else.
The area where we are obviously behind is in the field of big
boosters .... the big push.
That is the bottleneck.
That',s why I should
like to talk with you today about our efforts in big space booster development.
I shall discuss two in particular:
The Saturn and Nova .
But, before I go into that let me say that we're all highly
gratified , of course, at Alan Shepard's successful and historic voyage
aboard the Mercury-Redstone rocket.
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But to achieve this we had to fall back on that old reliable
Alabama-made Redstone rocket.
The Redstone . taking off on the left ,
was first developed as a weapon .
It has never yet been fired in anger .
But when we got into trouble (and maybe angry) because the Russ.ians
beat us up there with the Sputniks, we had to call on the Redstone to
put the first American earth satellites into orbit.
In the middle is the
Jupiter C which lofted Explorer satellites I , III, and IV.
Then after
Yuri Gagarin 1 s orbit ... . in an effort to stay in the man-in-space race .. ..
we again relied on that old reliable Redstone to boost our first American
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into space.
You see it on the right -with the space capsule on top.
Following the Mercury-Redstone will be the Mercury-Atlas
which will'J?lace an American in orbit later this year.
Well, as to How and When . .. . to put it sinlply the United States
now has a whole stable-full of other good rockets to do the job with; and
from all indications we're going to accelerate our most vital space exploration programs and tinletables rapidly and forcefully.
I should like now to talk with you about two big space exploration
vehicles .
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First the Saturn .
Thanks to a little clever fCfking .... and with
the cooperation of the Governor's press secretary .... we see the Saturn
deep space rocket right on the lawn of our Capitol building.
This particular ve rs ion of Saturn stands about 18 stories. high .
The Saturn rocket not only compares in size with the Capitol, but I suspe,ct
a comparison in internal complexity and perhaps an ability to shift courses
might be made,
With the belp of private industry and universities around the
country, the Saturn space carrier vehicle is under development here in
Alabama for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Several versions of the Saturn are being considered.
smallest --
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called
Even the
is the world's largest known rocket.
SLIDE 3
Here is a cutaway of the Saturn booster showing· the fuel and
oxygen tanks.
There are eight tanks six feet in diameter surrounding
one tank in the middle of the cluster that is nine feet in diameter.
of the outer tanks -- and the middle t ank - - hold liquid oxygen .
Four
The
remaining carry the kerosene.
You can't see them all here. but the booster has eight keroseneoxygen engines. each of which can develop 188.000 pounds of thrust. By
"thrust" we mean lifting force.
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The Saturn represents a four-fold jwnp in thrust power ....
from the 360. 000 pound thrust Atlas to the 1.5 million pound thrust
Saturn.
This is equal to the energy developed by almost all the
100, 000 or more automobiles in Montgomery, Alabama.
This particular first stage will be used to boost the first two
versions of the Saturn rocket now under consideration into space.
For our purposes, we call the three versions of the Saturn
the C-l, C-2. and C-3.
SLIDE 4
Here is the second stage of the first -- or C-l -- version
of Saturn.
This stage will be powered by six hydrogen-oxygen engines,
each developing 15, 000 pounds thrust.
These new hydrogen engines represent the first step forward
in advanc ed li quid propellants .
Our earlier space vehicles generally
used sorne type of kerosene as fuel.
This stage is some 17 feet in diarneter and about 40 feet tall.
SLIDE 5
A new developrnent in liquid rocket engines is underway to
power this, t he number two stage. of the second -- or C-2 -- Saturn
vehicle,
Four new hydrogen engines. each developing 200,000 pounds
thrust, will be combined to give this stage a total of 800,000 pounds
thrust.
This new engine will be a really big step in the development
of hydrogen engines ... , frorn 15,000 pounds to 200, 000 pounds thrust.
SLIDE 6
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Here at a glance you can get a good look at the three Saturns.
The first version, . on the left, can put la, 000 pounds of payload into low
earth orbit.
earth.
It is also designed· to put three men into orbit around the
The £irst launching of the Saturn C - l . without a payload,. is
schedul ed for the last quarter of this year.
about 180 feet tal1 .
With payload, it stands
It weighs about 1, 000, 000 pounds at liftoff.
The second Saturn, in the middle, will be about 210 feet high.
It will have three stages and will be capable of orbiting manned or un-
manned payloads of more than 44, 000 pounds around the earth, soft -lan d
a 3,000 pound payload on the moon and back to earth, or put instruments
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on Mars or Venus.
The third Saturn shown here is a rather radical departure over
the other versions in that the booster will be powered by two huge new
kerosene engines, each of which develops 1. 5 million pounds of thrust.
This Saturn booster, then, will be twice as powerful -- with three
million pounds thrust - - as the earlier version.
The second stage will
have the same four 200,000 pound hydrogen engines, and the third will
have six hydrogen engines with 15,000 pounds thrust each.
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1,6, OOtIt can put"*, 000, 000 pounds into earth orbit, or fly a multiple
crew around the moon or send 24,000 pounds on a one-way trip to Mars.
Ten launchings of research and development vehicles are
scheduled in the current Saturn program.
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We expect the Saturn deep space rocket to be the major rocket
for U. S. space exploration for a number of years.
It is the first large
rocket to be developed in the U. S. for scientific peaceful research.
SLIDE 7
When the Saturn puts men into space it will carry a spacecraft
known as Apollo.
Here you see the Saturn booster out in space separating
from the remaining stage and the Apollo.
The Apollo is not only an
extension of the Mercury-man-in-space program, it has other capabilitie.8.
For instance, men can use it to observe the surface and envirorunent of
the moon before a manned landing takes place.
The Apollo is also
sufficiently flexible to serve as a manned orbiting laboratory .... a
laboratory where man can perform useful space research in a low earth
orbit.
This orbiting laboratory is a necessary step leading toward a
permanent {nanned space station.
This will be the main application of the Saturn rocket ... . man
into space.
SLIDE 8
Here is a promising plan to recover Saturn boosters and thus
save a lot on money.
Rockets are usually considered expendable, but by
using this unique Rogalla kite -- called a paraglider -- _we think we can
return boosters and some upper stages to land and fly them again.
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The paraglider would actually be guided down from the ground -as you see here -- through a radio remote cont r ol system.
Lines attaching
the kite to the booster can be pulled in or let out to cont r ol the kite as it
descends and finally approaches the landing strip.
SLIDE 9
The special barge was built because it's about the only way -- at
present, anyway -- that we can get the Saturn booster from the Marsha ll
Center to Cape Canaveral.
However, due to an accident at the Wheeler
lock on the Tennessee River not long ago , it looks as if we're going to have
to use two water - going vessels temporarily.
name of this barge -- to get it to the lock.
WeI ll use the Palaernon -- the
ITlQve
it by a whee led transporter
around the lock. then re-load on a former Navy barge and proceed to the
Cape.
It 1 s a 2,200 mile trip by river. the intercoastal waterway that runs
across the southern tip of Alabama. the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
The skipper of this unusual craft describes the barge as a crOBB
between a mine sweeper, a garbage scow and a blimp hanger.
SLIDE 10
Moving the upper stages of Saturn by air is a possibility.
A
rather startling proposal by Douglas Aircraft has been made to carry
the Saturn second stage on top of an aircraft in piggy-back fashion.
seriously looking into this scheme.
We 1 r e
The idea is to save time and money.
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When I first studied this proposal I couldn't help thinking
about the caterpillar who, like too many of us, never can accept a new
idea.
Two caterpillars were strolling along in the dust one day when a
butterfly went by overhead.
One caterpillar said to the other:
"They'll
ne ve r get me up in that thing. "
SLIDE 11
Here is Saturn with a nuclear upper stage.
In this concept of
a nuclear rocket, hydrogen is heated by passing it through a nuclear
reactor and then exhausted through a nozzle yielding about twice the
propellant economy you get with a hydrogen oxygen engine.
With this
rn.ore efficient engine, smaller quantities of propellants will be needed,
thus ITlaking ou r payloads a lot bigger.
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NASA and the Marshall Space
Flight Center are making a number of studies in this area.
Also, NASA
and the Atomic Energy Commission jointly are pushing forward the pace
of the Rover development, as the nuclear rocket reactor program is
called.
We should fly our first prototype nuclear rocket by 1966.
This
first nuclear rocket will be called RIFT .... for" Reactor In Flight Test tt •
Itls easy to see that we call dream up weird alphabetical abbreviations
with the best of them.
The RIFT nuclear vehicle will be flight-tested as a second
stage of the Saturn C-3.
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SLIDE 12
As we approach manned space travel involving several men . ...
and women, eventually, of course .... we must put up much bigger payloads .
Incidentally. Bob Gilruth, the man in charge of the U. S. Mercury
program, was asked the other day if he plans to use women astronauts in the
man-in-space program .
With a straight face, Bob replied:
"Well, we are
reserving 110. pounds of payload for recreational equipment.
T o put these bigger payloads up it takes thrust.
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Here is a dramatic
example.
The smallliquid engine you see creates 188, 000 pounds thrust.
Eight of these make up the Saturn first stage which produces, as you now
know. ' 1. 5 million pounds.
Then , at one stroke. comes a single engine that
produces the same amount of thrust - - · 1. 5 million pounds - - that the whole
Saturn engine~ cluster produces .
Both are kerosene engines .
To express myself in more familiar terms, this big rocket engine
produces 33, 000 , 000 horsepower, compared with these two diesel locomotive
units at the left which together produce only about 4, 000 horsepowe r .
Now
by clustering a batch of these big engines you can see that we can really
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achieve power.
SLIDE 13
And h ere is where we will need it.
possible Nova space vehicle concepts.
Saturn.
This slide depicts one of the
Nova is the next big step beyond
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By clustering the Saturn C-3 boosters -- those first stages
with the two 1. 5 million pound single chamber engines -- on the left
we come up with this clustered Nova vehicle in the center.
For very
high speed it would be advantageous to increase the propellant capacity
of the top stage.
Thus Nova would offer us an escape payload of up to
140, 000 pounds.
By "escape" we mean escape from the earth's gravity .
With Nova, we could land a locomotive on the moon if anyone
wanted one there.
What is more important, this Nova space rocket can
put a spacecraft -- like the one on the right -- with three men on the
moon and return them to earth, and at the same time leave 40, 000
pounds of supplies and equipment to support a manned lunar station .
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With a nuclear third stage, it could go into orbit around Mars and return
to earth later on.
Nova vehicles of this class give us the most direct
approach to manned lunar and planetary exploration.
LIGHTS ON
Before Nova, though, comes Saturn.
I might mention here
that the Saturn space rocket will be shown to the public for the first time
on July 1.
In fact you can see two fully assembled Saturn rockets which
we will display at an open house we are having to celebrate the first
anniversary of the Marshall Center.
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We will also erect a
Mercury~Redstone
capsule like the one Al Shepard rode in.
rocket, complete with a spa.ce
We would be most happy to
have any of you who can to visit us that day.
We hope it will provide
you and the public with a pretty good .- and rather interesting -- look
at Alabama's major role in the national space program.
We will conduct
four live, that is hot, static tests of a Saturn engine for you.
Also; for
the first time each of the 10 space research laboratories of the Marshall
Center will be opened to the general public.
8: 30 to 3: 30.
Our open house will be from
I'd like to remind you that Huntsville - - for the first time
in several years -- is on Central Standard Tirne this swnmer .
As a
reward for our cooperation in staying on standard time, however, they
give us the privilege of going to work at seven o'clock in the morning .
July 1 is on Saturday, so I s,;!ggest you come up to Huntsville for a visit
to the space center and leave your politics ba.ck here.
Now .... what will it take for this country to regain lost prestige
and once more asswne its place as the scientific and technological leader
among nations?
More particularly, what can the people of Alabama do?
What can the people in this room do?
These slides you have just seen show how much the national
space program depends upon the work going on here in the State of Alabanla.
Just as important for the country's well-being, of course, is the enormous
national defense effort being carried out at Huntsville by the Army Ordnance
Missile Command and the Army Ordnance Guided Missile School.
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The 25. 000 persons employed at Huntsville who carryon this
work receive an annual payroll of about $200, ODD, DOD,
The total money
spent by these agencies each year is nearly Z. 2 billion dollars. and about
16 per cent of this (or 350 million dollars) is spent in Alabama with companies
and educational institutions throughout the state.
I haven't mentioned this to Dave Archer yet, but when the
~igure
of 25, 000 arsenal and Marshall Center employees was ITlentioned in a
ITleeting in Huntsville th e other day. somebody suggested:
"With all these voters around here, why don't we elect a Senator
frOrri Redstone Arsenal?"
The Marshall Center is now in the process of hiring more than
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1600 new employees.
engineers
Most of the people we need
and ~ scientists.
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urgently are graduate
In other words, highly skilled and e ducated men
and women .
Although a substantial nwnber of our present technical people
are products of Alabama's educational system , most of ther;,., frankly. have
come f rom e lsewhere ... . from all 50 states and several other countries, as
a matter of fact.
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You've heard and seen something now about the kind of people
we need and what we need them for.
We need the best, and we need them
for one of the most vital jobs in the history of free men.
This. I submit, is substantial evidence to show that opportunity
is indeed knocking on Alabama's door, and knocking hard, just as oppor tunity knocked on California's door a few decades ago when the aircraft
industry was beginning to blossom.
The question today is. II Will Alabama open the door?"
As a proud citizen of this state and of this count ry
I
I feel a
responsibility to raise this question with you and to discuss it openly
and frankly.
Shakespeare said. "There is a tide in the affairs of men, which,
taken at the flood, leads on to fortune".
now -- but is passing fast.
For Alabama. the tide is at flood
My appeal to you is to recognize this and to
take action today while the opportunity is still available.
I am sure there
are very few problems in Alabama which could not be solved with more
money -- the proper capital investment at this time can produce that
money for the State of Alabama.
Now what investment am I s peaking of?
I am speaking of an
investment in people -- strong. capable, educated people!
Opportunity
goes where the best people go, and the best people go where good
education goes.
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Unless we get -- and keep -- many more bright young men and
women very soon to help us carry the present load, our programs -- and
Alabama -- will suffer.
, This danger was sensed last winter by a keen Washington official
during his visit with us.
We were asking for rn.ore funds for construction
of facilities, and he raised the question as to whether it was really .smart
for the Federal Government to continue to build up its facilities in a place
which has much difficulty in obtaining the right kind of senior personnel
to operate these facilities,
like a business:
You see, a goverrunent agency functions much
Success is not guaranteed by past successes; no one in
Washington is assuring our future; if we begin to falter -- as we most
certainly will without the right kind of personnel -- serious consequences
will surely
r~esu1t.
To lTlake Huntsville lTlore attractive to technical and scientific
people across the country -- and to further develop the people we have
now - - the acadelTlic and research environment of Huntsville and AlabatTla
lTlust be Unproved and Unproved UnlTlediately.
As lTlany of you know, the
University of AlabalTla has a University Center in Huntsville, which is
definitely a step in the right direction.
In addition they have just opened
a slTlall Research Institute closely affiliated with this Center.
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As this Institute grows. large corporations will be encouraged to establish
research organizations nearby to form an industrial research park as a part
of the University complex, which in turn will give birth to major new industries
throughout the State.
Unless, however, large swns of lTloney can be found immediately
to improve and enlarge this University complex, its real value may come too
late to help us attract and develop the kind of people we must have.
The citizens of Alabama should recognize even more fully that
the United States, as well as the other leading countries of the world, now
lives in a technological age.
The efforts along this line that have been taken
in the past -- in developing our technological manpower and other industrial
resources -- will not, I repeat , will not suffice to keep pace with the other
states and nati ons today.
It's the university climate that brings the business.
What do you think attracted the aircraft industry to the Los Angeles
area?
The desert and smog?
No, it was U. C. L. A. and Cal Tech and the
Art Institute and St. Mary's and The University of Southern California.
Was it beans that brought great electronic and other industri es
to Boston?
It was the Educational Triangle of Boston University, Harvard
and M. 1. T.
A friend of mine said last week that if M. 1. T. was as close to
Huntsville as are the University of Alabama and Auburn University that
M. 1. T . would own Redstone Arsenal.
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Let's be honest with ourselves about it:
it's not water, or real
estate. or labor. or power, or cheap taxes that brings industry to a state
or city.
It's brainpower.
make it rich.
Nowadays, brainpower dwnped in a desert will
Right now you could run a profitable electronics firm on
the moon, if the company liked the climate.
Educational c1hnate, that is.
Without question, such a climate is the most important
resource in attracting new people and new ideas.
process.
si~gle
It's a self-generating
Once you get it started, it snowballs.
The top people in industry and goverrunent today like to improve
themselves.
them.
TheY llike flourishing research institutions.
They thrive on
1£ they have a bachelor's degree, they want a master's.
If they
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have a master's, they want a Ph. D.
to teach and do research.
are not satisfied.
And if they have a Ph. D. they want
So our young engineers with bachelor's degrees
If they could get advanced degrees and remain near an
academic environment, they would stay with us.
Lacking such opportunities
they want to move on to California and Massachusetts.
While we are trying to bootleg young engineers from other states ...
because w e don't produce them here .... the same states are stealing our
senior scientists,
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The State of Alabama ... . in this case
I
you .... has a very real
responsibility to promote the advancement of science and higher education.
In short, itls up to you to create the right climate.
In Huntsville we are trying to create a vigorous and varied
educational and research clilnate.
The seed is sown with the University
Center and the infant Research Institute.
But the seed is starving.
It
needs s o mething green .... Money.
To be specific. the Research Institute needs .... at this very
moment . . . . three million dollars for buildings and equipment.
Following
this first investment the Institute will not only be self-sustaining, but will
enrich the State both financially and culturally.
Let me remind you of something:
the rocket and missile business
at Huntsville pours 350 million dollars annually into the State of Alabama.
That's
more ~ than
a hundred dollars a year per man, woman and child.
The only reason that Alabarrta has this bonanza at all is because
the Army had a big chunk of spare real estate that served the immediate
purpose of providing a home.
We've lived in that home for more than
ten years now, and it's about time we got a schoolhouse.
And everything
that goes with it.
For a three million dollar investment now, I promise you that
you'll reap billions.
Easily billions.
is more than a third of a billion.
350 million dollars, don't forget,
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The President has asked the Congress for from seven to nine
billion dollars for space for the next five years alone.
that dough will e nd up in Alabama .
A big hunk of
End up in Alabama, that is
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if
Alabama can attract the kind of people we have to have . provide them
,
with a decent educational. scientific and cultural climate . and make
them want to stay.
If Alabama does this. then the prosperity and culture of the
entire state will g r ow and fl ou rish .
If Alabama doesn't . ... Well, I'd hate to see those Saturn
and Nova r ockets begin that long and lucrative trip to the moon from
the State of California.
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Now, it is not my place to tell you what to change or how to
change it . but I tru s t you may take this warning seriously.
I' m not a s king for something next year, or n ext month, or
next week, or tomorrow .
I'm asking that you -- each of you, individually
and collectively -- do something now .
On one hand , you have the greatest opportunity fo r wealth ,
prosperity and culture ever offered to this state and seldom to any other
state .
While on the other, you face the greatest of dangers . . . . n ot only
the danger of a ggress ion and lo ss of prestige, but also the danger of
economic competition from other cities • . states and nations all over
the world .
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When a prospective employee looks at us he does not try to
decide whether to liv e in Huntsville or Montgomery , he is choosing
between Alabama and Los Angeles. New York or Boston.
It is your
decision whether you want to make Alabama attractive enough to stay
in this race.
I do not believe you will back away from this competition .
I believe I know the citizens of my state well enough to say with full
confidence that they will accept this challenge with the gusto of Macbeth
as he said:
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At the start of the Second World War, Heinz Hilten (1909 to 2013) was drafted into the German army, where he worked with von Braun’s V-2 rocket team at Peenemünde. In 1954, Hilten made his way to America, where he rejoined von Braun.
Hilten helped plan the growth of Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal until 1960, when he began designing laboratories, control centers, test stands, and administrative buildings for the newly minted Marshall Space Flight Center; Hilten also helped design the Saturn rocket program.
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Von Braun, then the director of Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, delivered this speech to the legislature in 1961. In the speech, he emphasizes that Alabama must take advantage of its position in the aerospace industry and create a robust "academic and research environment" in Huntsville to attract businesses that "will give birth to major new industries throughout the state." He exhorts the legislature to fund the newly established University of Alabama Research Institute (now part of the University of Alabama in Huntsville), arguing that "the Institute will not only be self-sustaining, but will enrich the State both financially and culturally." The legislature later approved von Braun's request of $3 million for the Research Institute, enabling the purchase of 200 acres of land for the campus and the construction of the Institute in 1964. The speech includes copies of slides von Braun used during his presentation, including diagrams of Saturn and Nova rockets as well as a mockup of a Saturn rocket on the lawn of the state capitol in Montgomery.
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Skylab was the first space station operated by NASA; it was launched without a crew on May 14, 1973. Skylab had three manned missions: Skylab 2, launched May 25, 1973, lasting 28 days, Skylab 3, launched July 28, 1973, lasting 60 days, and Skylab 4, launched November 16, 1973, lasting 84 days. Crews on Skylab conducted a variety of experiments during their missions, including experiments in human physiology, circadian rhythms, solar physics and astronomy, and material sciences. Important earth resources studies were conducting including studies on geology, hurricanes, and land and vegetation patterns.
Two of the more important components for conducting research on Skylab were the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) and the Earth Resources Experiment Package (EREP). The ATM was a multi-spectral solar observatory, and NASA’s first full-scale manned astronomical observatory in space. The ATM yielded a significant number of images and provided useful data for understanding our sun. The EREP provided thousands of images of the Earth’s surface in visible, infrared, and microwave spectral regions.
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�Transplanted Rocket Pioneers
Copyright 2015 University of Alabama in Huntsville, all rights reserved.
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�TRANSPLANTED ROCKET PIONEERS – Introduction
The first time mankind left the Earth and worked on another body in the Solar System
will undoubtedly be one of the few events of the 20th Century that will be remembered in
future centuries. Also, most historians conclude that the lunar missions of the Apollo
Program could not have been possible without the leadership and experience provided by
a core of engineers, scientists and managers transplanted from Europe to the Unites States
after World War II.
Hence, these ‘Transplanted Rocket Pioneers’ have particular historical significance. This
fact has motivated the Archives of the Library at the University of Alabama in Huntsville
to assemble an individual file on each of the people included in several lists of
individuals who came from Europe to participate in the rocketry activities in Huntsville,
or in a few cases who had other ties to Huntsville.
This collection of individual files supplied the data base for preparation of a Summary
sheet for each individual. Although most sheets are relatively complete, some data are
still missing. For uniformity, a standard format has been adopted for these one-page
summaries:
The first two lines on each page records fundamental identification information:
Family name Date of birth Place of birth
Given names Date of death Place of death
The next standard entry is a statement of the extent of the Archives Holdings, either i) A
Primary collection of documents housed in one or more banker boxes, ii) A secondary
collection in a standard archive box, or iii) a file folder.
Next, if there is an oral or video history for the individual, this fact is noted. A statement
about the highest education levels of the individual follows.
The next five entries, in chronological order, record whether the individual participated in
activities at five sites:
1st Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf, Individuals engaged in the activities at these sites of
early rocket development experiments sponsored first by VfR and subsequently by the
German Army.
2nd Peenemünde, Included here are individuals who participated in Peenemünde
programs under several auspices: as Army civilian employees, as members of the
German military, as contractor employees on site or visiting as needed, and university
employees collaborating as required.
3rd Fort Bliss, Individuals who were brought to Fort Bliss from 1945 to 1950
4th GMDD-ABMA, Individuals who came to Huntsville, Alabama to work for the US
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�Army rocket programs in the decade 1950 to 1960.
5th MSFC, Individuals who were employed by the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
in the decade 1960-70.
Some people had various relationships with UAH and that is so noted.
A statement of immigration details is noted if pertinent.
Finally, a great variety of incidental information is included under Incidental Remarks.
The creation of the data base and summaries described here is only one example of many
space history collections and resources housed in the UAH Archives. These collections
are available to historians, scholars and students.
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�ALPHABETICAL LIST, 218 Individuals
Adams, Ernst
Angele, Wilhelm
Axster, Herbert
Ball, Erich
Bauer, Helmut
Bauschinger, Oscar
Beduerftig, Hermann
Beichel, Rudi
Beier, Anton
Bergeler, Herbert
Blumrich, Josef
Boehm, Josef
Brandner, Friedrich
Braselmann, Ferdinand
Bruenecki, Eberhard
Bruns, Rudolf
Buchhold, Theodor
Burose, Walter
Cerny, Otto
Dahm, Werner
Dannenberg, Konrad
de Beek, Gerd
Debus, Kurt
Decher, Rudolf
Deppe, Hans
Dhom, Friedrich
Dobrick, Herbert
Dornberger, Walter
Drawe, Gerhard
Duerr, Friedrich
Ehricke, Krafft
Eisenhardt, Otto
Engler, Erich
Engler, Helga Venzke
Erbskorn, Karl
Eulitz, Werner
Evers-Euterneck, Ernst
Fehlberg, Erwin
Festa, Rudolf
Fichtner, Hans
Finzel, Alfred
Fischel, Eduard
Fleischer, Karl
Friedrich, Hans
Fuhrmann, Herbert
Geissler, Ernst
Gengelbach, Werner
Glaser, Rudolf
Goerner, Erich
Goethert, Bernhard
Goetz, Otto
Grau, Dieter
Gross, Klaus
Gruene, Hans
Guendel, Herbert
Gustav, Johann
Haeussermann, Walter
Hager, Karl
Hartbaum, Helmut
Haukohl, Guenther
Heck, Arno
Heimburg, Karl
Hein, Leopold
Hellebrand, Emil
Heller, Gerhard
Helm, Bruno
Henning, Alfred
Hermann, Adolf
Hermann, Rudolf
Herold, Curt
Heusinger, Bruno
Heybey, Willi
Hilten, Heinz
Hintze, Guenther
Hirschler, Otto
Hoberg, Otto
Hoelker, Rudolf
Hoelzer, Helmut
Holderer, Oscar
Horn, Helmut
Hosenthien, Hans
Hueter, Hans
Huzel, Dieter
Jacobi, Walter
Jenke, Richard
Jennissen, Joseph
Juergensen, Klaus
Junegert, Wilheim
Kampmeier, Heinz
Kaschig, Erich
Kennel, Hans
Klauss, Ernst
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Klein, Johann
Knothe, Adolf
Koelle, Heinz
Kraemer, Fritz
Kraus, Gerhard
Krause, Helmut
Kroeger, Arthur
Kroeger, Hermann
Kroh, Hubert
Kroll, Gustav
Kuberg, Willi
Kuebler, Manfred
Kuers, Werner
Kuerschner, Helmut
Kuettner, Joachim
Kurzweg, Hermann
Lacker, Herbert
Lahser, Heinz
Lange, Ernst
Lange, Hermann
Lange, Oswald
Ley, Willy
Lindenberg, Hans
Lindenmayr, Hans
Lindner, Kurt
Ludewig, Hermann
Luehrsen, Hannes
Lusser, Robert
Mandel, Carl
Manteuffel, Erich
Martineck, Hans
Maus, Hans
Merk, Helmut
Michel, Josef
Milde, Hans
Millinger, Heinz
Minning, Rudolf
Mrazek, Willi
Muehlner, Joachim
Mueller, Fritz
Nein, Hans
Neubert, Erich
Neuhoefer, Kurt
Nowak, Max
Oberth, Hermann
Osthoff, Leopold
�Paetz, Robert
Palaoro, Hans
Panzer, Walter
Patt, Kurt
Paul, Hans
Pauli, Fritz
Pfaff, Helmuth
Polstorff, Walter
Poppel, Theodor
Prasthofer, Willibald
Raithel, Wilhelm
Rees, Eberhard
Reichert, Rudolf
Reilmann, Karl
Reisig, Gerhard
Rheinfurth, Mario
Riedel, Walther III
Rosinski, Werner
Roth, Ludwig
Rothe, Heinrich
Rothe, Kurt
Rudolph, Arthur
Ruppe, Harry
Sassenfeld, Helmut
Schaefer, Herbert
Scharnowski, Heinz
Scheufelen, Klaus
Schilling, Martin
Schlidt, Rudolf
Schlitt, Helmuth
Schmid, Helmut
Schneider, Horst
Schnelle, Heinz
Schuler, Albert
Schulz-Arenstorff, Richard
Schulze, Heinrich
Schulze, William
Schwartz, Friedrich
Schwidetzki, Walter
Seiler, Ernst
Sendler, Karl
Sieber, Werner
Speer, Fritdjof
Sperling, Hans
Spohn, Eberhard
Stein, Arnold
Steinhoff, Ernst
Steurer, Wolfgang
Struck, Heinrich
Stuhlinger, Ernst
Tessmann, Bernhard
Teuber, Dieter
Thiel, Adolf
Thomas, Horst
Tiller, Werner
Tschinkel, Johann
Tuebbecke, Julius
Urbanski, Arthur
Vandersee, Fritz
von Braun, Magnus
von Braun, Wernher
von Pragenau, George
von Puttkamer, Jesco
von Saurma, Friedrich
von Saurma, Ruth
von Tiesenhausen, Georg
Voss, Werner
Vowe, Theodor
Wagner, Carl
Wagner, Hermann
Weber, Fritz
Weidner, Hermann
Wiesman, Walter
Wittman, Albin
Woerdemann, Hugo
Wuenscher, Hans
Zeiler, Albert
Zettler-Seidel, Philipp
Ziesmer, Erich
Zoike, Helmut
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�Adams,
Ernst Wilhelm
Feb. 2, 1928
Essen, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Institute of Technology, Darmstadt, Dr. Ing. July 9 1956
(mathematics)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived Nov. 1957. Cited as Redstone Arsenal employee in
1959 Huntsville Directory
MSFC
yes, Listed in 1960 MSFC Directory. He is no longer listed in the
1964 MSFC Directory. He is also missing from 1965 onward
Huntsville City Directories.
UAH involvement
He taught graduate courses in Huntsville in early 1960s for the
University of Alabama.
Immigration
He is on a third Paperclip list.
Incidental remarks
In the June 13, 1962 Marshall Star, he is mentioned as being in the
Fluid Dynamics Section of the Aerodynamics Branch in the
Aeroballistics Division.
He was the supervisor of a summer high school employee.
He was an author on several publications from the Goddard Space
Flight Center from 1963 through 1968, implying that he had
transferred there from MSFC.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 001.
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�Angele,
Wilhelm
Feb. 8, 1905
Aug. 22, 1996
Memmingen, Germany
Richmond City, Virginia
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Friedrich-Alexander University, Nuremberg, BS in engineering.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes
Fort Bliss
yes, In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Feb. 3, 1946.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Chief of the Prototype Development
Branch of the Astrionics Laboratory.
He was very active in the von Braun Astronomical Society
Observatory on Monte Sano in Huntsville.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 003.
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�Axster,
Herbert Felix
Nov. 3, 1899
May 5, 1991
Berlin, Germany
Düsseldorf, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Educated as a lawyer. Pre-WWII he specialized in technical and
patent law. He was an officer in the German Army Reserves.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, He was an Army officer assigned to the Peenemünde Base.
He became executive officer to General Dornberger. Axster was in
the small group with von Braun who surrendered to the American
Army.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, He is in 1951 and 1952 Huntsville directories.
He returned to Germany by 1953.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
An informative account of his close relationship with Wernher von
Braun during the Fort Bliss period is given on page 262 in
Wernher von Braun: Crusader for Space by Stuhlinger and
Ordway.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 005.
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�Ball,
Erich Karl August
Sep. 12, 1901
Nov. 2, 1990
Berlin, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Machinist Trade School, Berlin. (tool and die maker and machine
construction)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes, 1936-1937, Kummersdorf Proving Grounds, Foreman for the
rocket propulsion test stand [NARA file].
Peenemünde
yes 1937-1945, Master mechanic and Foreman for assembly of
experimental rockets.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 17, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, In the December 1964 MSFC Directory he in listed in the
Engine Test Branch of the Test Laboratory.
On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed a MSFC. Retired 1968.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians, and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 007.
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�Bauer,
Helmut F.
Sep. 21, 1926
Dec. 27, 2012
Europe
Boca Raton, Florida
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical University in Darmstadt, Ph.D. (mathematics and
physics)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Listed in 1959 Huntsville Directory as engineer at ABMA.
MSFC
yes. In the Aeroballistics Division in the 1960 MSFC Directory.
Left in 1963.
UAH involvement
Taught graduate mathematics courses for University of Alabama
starting in the late 1950s. Later he was a Temporary Associate
Professor of Engineering.
Incidental remarks
He was chief of the Flutter and Vibration Section of Aeroballistics
Division at MSFC in 1961.
He left MSFC in March 1963 to accept a position as a professor of
engineering mechanics at Georgia Tech.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 008.
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�Bauschinger,
Oscar Hugo
Aug. 9, 1911
Dec. 27, 1989
Landshut, Germany
Bad Windesheim, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Berlin Institute of Technology, MS in Eng., 1958 (physics).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1942-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In 1951 Huntsville Directory he is listed as a physicist at
Redstone Arsenal. Left Army employment before 1960.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
A March 5, 1956 document in his NARA file says that he was then
employed by the Curtis Wright Corp. in New Jersey.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 009.
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�Beduerftig,
Hermann
May 17, 1903
Mar. 18, 1973
Berlin, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Higher Technical Institute, Berlin, graduate
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1939-1945, Turbine and centrifugal pump designer.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 17, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Retired 1969.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Propulsion and Vehicle
Engineering Lab, Propulsion Division.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 009.
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�Beichel,
Rudi H.
Aug. 19, 1913
Oct. 25, 1999
Heidelberg, Germany
Sacramento, California
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
State Technical College, Karlsruhe
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1941-1944 assigned to Peenemünde by the Army.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 17, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Left Army employment in 1956 to join Aerojet Company.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
Drafted into the German Army in 1939.
The conference paper AIAA 93-1941 is titled, “Pioneering High
Pressure Rocketry, A Short Biography of Rudi Beichel.”
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 010.
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�Beier,
Anton
Sep. 9, 1906
Sep. 12, 1960
Odernheim, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical College, Mittweida, (machine construction).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1938-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, But only for a few months before he died.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 010.
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�Bergeler,
Herbert R.
May 16, 1907
Oct. 9, 1996
Breslau, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Advanced State Institute for Engineering, Stettin, (mechanical
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1940-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Apr. 8, 1946. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Apr. 8, 1946.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Propulsion and Vehicle
Engineering Lab, Propulsion Division.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 011.
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�Blumrich,
Josef F.
Mar. 17, 1913
Feb. 10, 2002
Europe
Larimer, Colorado
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1959.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. Received an award in 1972.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Propulsion and Vehicle
Engineering Lab, Advanced Studies Office.
He is cited in the Marshall Star for participating in the Marshall
supporting research and technology program and for several
patents.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
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�Boehm,
Josef
Aug. 7, 1908
Dec. 31, 1973
Unterhimmel, Austria
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Institute of Technology, Dresden, Dipl. Ing. 1935.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1939-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
He participated in British Operation Backfire in fall 1945.
He designed and developed the modifications to Redstone rockets
to create a Jupiter-C rocket.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Chief of the Electro-Mechanical
Engineering Branch of the Astrionics Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 016.
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�Brandner,
Friedrich W.
Aug. 15, 1919
May 30, 2004
Vienna, Austria
Wagrain, Austria
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technologischen Gewerbemuseum, Vienna, Austria, 1938
(electrical engineer).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Worked on rocket guidance and control for Peenemünde while
employed by Siemens Co. in Berlin.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1954.
MSFC
yes, In the 1960 MSFC Directory. Retired June 1974.
Immigration
Immigrated in February 1954.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Astrionics Lab.
Friedrich and his wife were trapped in Russian occupied East
Germany after WW II. They escaped from East Germany in 1949,
and went to Vienna.
He was Guidance and Control Project Engineer for JUNEO II.
After retirement from MSFC, “Fritz” Brandner and his wife
returned to Austria where they operated a small bed and breakfast
in Wagrain.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 019.
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�Braselmann,
Ferdinand
1914 (age 61 at death) Germany
Jan. 8, 1976
Oberbauer über Milspe, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
High school (Oberschule) in Gevelsberg.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, In a biographical sketch, he is described as having been a
reaction motor specialist who worked at Peenemünde.
Fort Bliss
yes, His Special Contract for Employment at Fort Bliss was dated
July 21, 1947. His travel orders to return to Germany were dated
April 1948.
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss, as a hand written name at the very end with no further
personal information.
Incidental remarks
Correspondence in Dec. 2014 with Ferdinand’s granddaughter,
Imke Braselmann, quotes a passage from a letter by Ferdinand to
his wife in Germany as he contemplated return to Germany from
Fort Bliss. In it he relates that he had expected to work on some
subject that Klaus Scheufelen and he had begun in Peenemünde,
but that had not materialized. Therefore, he had told Wernher von
Braun he wished to return to Germany in the next few months.
Klaus Scheufelen also returned to Germany after a brief stay in the
U.S.
Imke Braselmann also notes that the Braselmann family had
wished he would return to Germany to help manage the family
metal fabrication business, started by his grandfather, also a
Ferdinand Braselmann.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
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�Bruenecki,
Eberhard or Erhardt
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Konrad Dannenberg’s list indicates he was at Peenemünde.
Fort Bliss
yes, Unconfirmed reference says he was there in Jan. 1947.
GMDD-ABMA
no,
MSFC
no
Immigration
On a second Paperclip list.
Incidental remarks
An unconfirmed reference suggests that he returned to Germany
from Fort Bliss.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
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�Bruns,
Rudolf Heinrich O.
May 4, 1923
July 1986
Hanover, Germany
California
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Hanover, Apr. 1953 (geodetic
engineering). Title Dr., used in articles citing him.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived Apr. 13, 1957. He was in Huntsville only briefly
before establishing residence in Florida.
MSFC - KSC
yes, In MSFC 1960 Directory section for Launch Operations
Directorate in Florida
Incidental remarks
He was involved in automating telemetry operations for Saturn I.
Two interviews with him are referenced in Moonport: A History of
Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations.
He was in the German Army from 1941 to 1945.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 022.
22
�Buchhold,
Theodor
July 10, 1900
Feb. 23, 1984
Unterliederbach, Germany
Wiesbaden, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical University at Darmstadt, Dipl. Ing. 1923, Dr. Ing. 1925.
(electrical engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Research and development for Peenemünde as a contractor
while a professor at the Technical University at Darmstadt.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived June 24, 1946. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Left in 1954 for employment in private industry.
MSFC
no
UAH involvement
In April 1951, Dr. Buchhold was a member of an eight man
committee appointed by the Commanding Officer of Redstone
Arsenal to determine the scope of the graduate program desired for
Arsenal employees.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived June 24, 1946.
Incidental remarks
Retired in 1967 from General Electric Company in Schenectady,
NY and returned to Wiesbaden, Germany.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 023.
23
�Burose,
Walter
Oct. 4, 1906
Jan. 19, 1955
Berlin, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical Trade School, Lage (mechanical engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1941-1943, Designer and Section Chief for A-4.
1944-1945, Designer and Section Chief for Wasserfall.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Feb. 3, 1946. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, 1950 to Jan. 19, 1955
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Feb. 3, 1946
Incidental remarks
A road on Redstone Arsenal is named for him.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 024.
24
�Cerny,
Otto Franz
Dec. 5. 1909
Sep. 26, 1985
Linz, Austria
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Vienna, Dipl.Ing., Dec. 1936
Rakentenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, May 1940-Apr. 1945.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes Arrived Dec. 12, 1957.
MSFC
yes Retired 1982
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Quality and Reliability Assurance
Lab, Analysis and Operations Div.
Worked in Austria after WWII until coming to the U.S.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 025.
25
�Dahm,
Werner Karl
Feb. 16, 1917
Jan. 17, 2008
Lindenthal, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral History
Audio interview made during the initial information collection
period for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Technical University in Aachen, (attendance interrupted by
WWII) Mechanical Engineering degree completed 1947.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Starting 1941, after 2 years in the German Army Signal Corps.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived September 1947, after delaying immigration to
complete university degree in Germany
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, He was chief of the MSFC Aerodynamics Division until 1992
when he was named Chief Aerodynamicist at the Center. He
retired in 2006 at age 89.
Immigration
On the Department of the Army list of special employees brought
to Fort Bliss. Arrived Sep. 8, 1947
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Chief of the Aerophysics Division of
the Aero-Astrodynamics Laboratory.
He was by far the last and oldest of the Peenemünde rocket team
members to retire from MSFC.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 028.
26
�Dannenberg,
Konrad
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Aug. 5, 1912
Feb. 16, 2009
Weißenfels, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
Konrad Dannenberg Collection/MC-36/72 linear feet
https://libguides.uah.edu/ld.php?content_id=14908848
Oral history
Video interviews with Donald Tarter.
Audio interviews (2 parts) for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Technische Hochschule in Hanover, Dipl. Ing. (mechanical) 1938.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Sent to Peenemünde by German Army in 1940.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, 1950-1960.
MSFC
yes, 1960-1972. On the July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists
from Fort Bliss currently employed at MSFC.
UAH involvement
Recorded with Donald Tarter video interviews with several rocket
pioneers.
Immigration
On the Department of the Army list of special employees brought
to Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
The extensive Dannenberg Collection in the UAH Archives
includes a personal, day-by-day, log of activities at Peenemünde.
The Collection also contains four loose leaf notebooks with
information on other Rocket Pioneers.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Chief Mission Engineering Office in
the Advanced Systems Office of R&D Operations.
After retiring from MSFC, he became deeply involved in the
programs of the Space and Rocket Center and of Space Camp.
The Archives at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville
have document holdings for him.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 028.
27
�de Beek,
Gerd Wilhelm
July 13, 1904
Dec. 2, 1989
Bremen, Germany
Lake Wales, Florida
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Nordische Hochschule, 1924, (industrial graphics technician).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From Oct. 2, 1939 to 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC. Retired in 1967.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the 1964 MSFC Directory, he is listed as Chief of Graphical
Engineering and Model Studies in the Management Services
Office.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 009.
28
�Debus,
Kurt H.
Nov. 29, 1908
Oct. 10, 1983
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Cocoa Beach, Florida
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Darmstadt University, Doctorate 1939, (mechanical and electrical
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 6, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Director of launch operations.
MSFC – KSC
yes. Director of Launch Operations Directorate in 1960 MSFC
initial management structure.
Became first Director of Kennedy Space Center in July 1962 and
retired in November 1974.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
He directed all the early rocket launches by the Army and then by
NASA at KSC.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 028.
29
�Decher,
Rudolf
Aug. 22, 1927
Apr. 25, 2004
Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Gravity Probe B Collection/MC-14/19 linear feet
Education
University of Würzburg, Ph.D. 1954.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1959.
MSFC
yes, During his later years at MSFC, he was a Division Chief in the
Space Sciences Laboratory. Retired 1994.
UAH involvement
After retiring from MSFC, he joined the UAH Center for Space
Plasma and Atmospheric Research, where he worked until his
death.
Incidental remarks
He was a research scientist at Dynamit AG in Troisdorf, West
Germany from 1955-1959.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
30
Rocket Pioneer
�Deppe,
Dec. 6, 1917
Hans Heinrich Wilhelm
Gotha, Germany
presumed to be Germany
Rocket Pioneer
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Rustin Institute, Berlin, (general machine construction
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1941-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Cited as returned to Germany.
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Immigration
He is on a second list of Paperclip immigrants but apparently did
get to Fort Bliss before the move to Huntsville.
Incidental remarks
In some Paperclip lists, his given name is given as Kurt. That
seems to be a later change or an error.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 029.
31
�Dhom,
Friedrich
Mar. 10, 1909
Aug. 25, 1988
Hamburg, Germany
St. Petersburg, Florida
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
School for Engineers, Mannheim (electrical engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes
Fort Bliss
yes, In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC. Retired 1971.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Saturn IB Program Office,
Systems Engineering Office.
He left Fort Bliss briefly in the early 1950s to work for the Bendix
Corporation, but returned.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 029.
32
�Dobrick,
Herbert Otto
Feb. 25, 1910
July 2, 1986
Powunden, Germany
Oberlenningen, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
State Higher Technical Institute for Machine Construction, Stettin,
(machine construction).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1938-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Cited as returned to Germany.
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In The Rocket Team by Ordway and Sharpe, Herbert Dobrick at
Fort Bliss was assigned to work on a rocket design that eventually
was named the Loki.
In a paperclip list his given name is shown as Werner, but this
seems to be an error.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 031.
33
�Dornberger,
Walter Robert
Sep. 6, 1895 Gießen, Germany
July 27, 1980 Baden-Württemberg, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding His book: V-2, Viking Press, New York, 1954 and File folder in
Charles Lundquist Collection.
Oral history
Audio recording of conversation with him.
Education
Technische Hochschule Charlottenberg, Berlin, Dilp. Ing., 1930.
Honorary Doctorate, 1935.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes, Commanding officer of rocket development, 1933-1937.
Peenemünde
yes, Commanding officer starting in 1937. Roles evolved with
time. Wernher von Braun and Rudolf Hermann reported to him.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Immigration
US Air Force for 3 years, postwar.
Incidental remarks
Worked for Bell Aircraft Corporation, 1950-1965.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 032.
34
�Drawe,
Gerhard Paul
Nov. 5, 1910
June 16, 1996
Schivelbein, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Correspondence School, Berlin, 2 years, (electrical engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1941-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Astrionics Lab, Guidance and
Control Div.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 033.
35
�Duerr,
Friedrich
Jan. 26, 1909
Dec. 20, 2000
Munich, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral History
Audio interview made during the initial information collection
period for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Institute of Technology, Stuttgart, BS
Institute of Technology, Stuttgart, MS
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1941-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental Remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Instrumentation Unit Project Manager
in the Saturn V Program Office.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 033.
36
�Ehricke,
Krafft Arnold
Mar. 24, 1917
Dec. 1, 1984
Berlin, Germany
La Jolla, California
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Audio interviews (2 parts) for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Technical University of Berlin, MS 1942 (aeronautical
engineering). Attended Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin
from 1941 to 1942, until drafted into the German Army.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no, But he was interested in rocketry at an early age.
Peenemünde
yes, Sent to Peenemünde by German army in June 1942.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Feb. 1, 1947.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, He left Redstone Arsenal in 1952 for employment in private
industry.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Feb. 1, 1947.
Incidental remarks
He wrote several books and published numerous papers.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box
37
�Eisenhardt,
Otto Karl
June 7, 1905
Dec. 10, 1986
Ebhausen, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
School of Handicraft, Stettin, (master mechanic)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, In charge of rocket fabrication.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 3, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
He was very much involved in developing the welding process for
the large Saturn fuel tanks.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Chief of the Manufacturing
Development Division of the Manufacturing Engineering
Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 036.
38
�Engler,
Erich Engelbert
Sep. 11, 1926
Reichenberg, Bohemia
April 2014 address: 80 Valley Way Circle SE, Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Gauss Engineering School, Berlin (electrical engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1956.
MSFC
yes, In initial 1960 MSFC directory. Received 30-year service
award in 1986.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Propulsion and Vehicle
Engineering Lab, Structures Div.
After retirement, he worked for Morgan Research Co.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 038. A single NARA file was for both Erich Engler and Mrs. Helga
Engler.
39
�Engler, (maiden name Venzke) Apr. 25, 1925
Helga (Mrs. Erich Engler)
Berlin, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Gauss Engineering School, Berlin (electrical engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1956.
MSFC
yes, In initial 1960 MSFC directory.
Incidental remarks
Helga Irene Engler and Erich E. Engler were divorced on June 26,
1959 in Huntsville.
Helga Engler is in the 1961, 1962 and 1963 MSFC Directories,
Astrionics Lab, but she is not in 1964 and later directories.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, her personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. Her dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 038. A single NARA file was for both Erich Engler and Mrs. Helga
Engler.
40
�Erbskorn,
Karl
June 14, 1905
Jan. 12, 1991
Alsfeld, Germany
Long Valley, Morris Co., New Jersey
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Engineering School, Lage (mechanical engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no,
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In 1959 Huntsville Directory as eng ABMA.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory and 1963 Directory, in Computation
Lab, but not 1969.
Immigration
Arrived at Holloman AFB, NM in 1956.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 038.
41
�Eulitz,
Dec. 15, 1903
Werner Richard Herbert May 26, 1985
Zwickau, Germany
West Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
University of Leipzig, Ph.D. 1930
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1942-1945, Chief of Physics Laboratory.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1956
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. Retired 1970.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Propulsion and Vehicle
Engineering Lab, Materials Division.
He received a NASA award for inventing a slosh suppressing
device and he published papers on the sloshing of liquids in rocket
tanks.
From 1945 to 1952 he was self-employed: Dr. Werner Eulitz
Apparatus Construction, Schlewecke, Bad Harzburg, Germany.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 039.
42
�Evers-Euterneck,
Ernst Theodor
Feb. 20, 1924
Bremen, Germany
Mar. 2014 Address: 4416 Shelby Ave. SE, Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
University of Darmstadt, (degree in control systems) after 1949.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, From 1957 to 1960.
Army Missile Command 1961 to 1985.
MSFC
yes, 1960-1961, Guidance and Control in Astrionics Division.
UAH involvement
In 2013, he collaborated with a senior-level engineering design
class to refine and model a device that will make semi-tractor
trailer trucks turn better.
Immigration
Arrived in the U.S. Sep. 21, 1957.
Incidental remarks
He was in the German Navy during World War II. He spent time in
a British holding camp in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 039.
43
�Fehlberg,
Erwin
Sep. 8, 1911
Nov. 1990
Berlin, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Doctorate, (mathematics)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1954.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. Retired 1975.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Computation Lab.
He is recognized in the Marshall Star (Sep. 8, 1965), for his
research and development of numerical integration methods.
From 1942 to 1945 he was in the German Air Force and from 1937
to 1945 he provided ballistic consultations to the German military.
In Huntsville City Directories he was a retired resident through the
1990 volume. His widow, Mrs. Hildegard Fehlberg, was shown
living in the same residence in the 1991 volume.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 040.
44
�Festa,
Rudolf K. J.
Aug. 28, 1909
Mar. 27, 1991
Vienna, Austria
Anaheim, California
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
University of Vienna, Ph.D. 1932 (mathematics and astrophysics)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived June 30, 1958. In 1959 Huntsville Directory, listed as
scientist Redstone Arsenal.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. Probably had a break in NASA
employment as he is listed as a new employee in April 1964.
MSFC retiree.
UAH involvement
The 1962 Huntsville Directory lists him as an Associate Professor
at the University of Alabama. He also taught University of
Alabama courses in Huntsville while a NASA employee.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Aero-Astrodynamics Lab,
Astrodynamics and Guidance Theory Div
He was a scientist with the rank of major in the German military
from Jan. 1939 to Jan. 1943.
From Sep. 1956 to June 1957 was on the faculty of the University
of Alabama in Tuscaloosa under the Fulbright Exchange Program.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 040.
The following is a quotation from his statement in his NARA file: “I was released from
the military in Jan. 1943 and I worked in Czechoslovakia. ---My work in Czechoslovakia
pertained to the V-2 and was a duplicate of work being conducted at Peenemünde.”
45
�Fichtner,
Sep. 8, 1917
Hans Joachim Oskar Oct. 21, 2012
Leipzig, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Video interview by Steve Doyle of the Huntsville Times,
Oct. 5, 2008
Education
Höhere Technische, Lehranstalt, B.S. 1939 (electrical engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Apr. 1940 to Mar. 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
yes, On Department of the Army list of special employees brought
to Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Chief of the Electrical Systems
Integration Division of the Astrionics Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 041.
46
�Finzel,
Alfred Johannes
July 26, 1916
Dec. 1, 1984
Leipzig, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
University of Leipzig, B.S. 1939 (mechanical engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Jan. 8, 1940 to May 1945. He was a designer.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, 1950-1960.
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC. Retired 1974.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed on the Staff of the Director of Industrial
Operations.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 042.
47
�Fischel,
Eduard
July 6, 1902
May 13, 1984
Bacharach, Germany
Rocket Pioneer
Bad Reichenhall, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical University of Charlottenburg, Berlin, Ph. D. (Thesis:
automatic aircraft control systems)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 6, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Left Redstone Arsenal in 1955 for employment in private
industry
MSFC
no
UAH involvement
In April 1951, Dr. Fischel was a member of an eight man
committee appointed by the Commanding Officer of Redstone
Arsenal to determine the scope of the graduate program desired for
Arsenal employees.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
From 1939 to 1945 he worked at the German Research Institute for
Gliders in Darmstadt and later in Anzing, Bavaria.
He returned to Germany in 1962 where he lived until his death.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 042.
48
�Fleischer,
Karl Otto
July 24, 1912
2005
Berlin, Germany
Reichenhall, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Bonn University, 1 and ½ years (industrial engineering)
Berlin University, 2 years (law)
Berlin University, 3 years (training at court)
Institute of Technology, Berlin, 3 years (independent study)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, He was business manager of the Niedersachswerfen site
dispersed from Peenemünde.
Fort Bliss
yes, In late 1946 group photograph. Cited as returned to Germany.
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Toftoy list of scientists and technicians brought to Fort Bliss by
the Army. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
He was involved in the hidden Peenemünde documents being
transferred to the American forces.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 043.
49
�Friedrich,
Hans Rudolf
Sep. 12, 1911
Dec. 6, 1958
Zwickau, Germany
San Diego, California
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Leipzig University, Ph.D. (mathematics and physics)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1939-1945. Finishing all electrical instrumentation in the
A-4 rocket.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, but he left Huntsville in 1951 to join Convair and worked on
the Atlas missile.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
Charles Bradshaw, in his book Rockets, Reactors and Computers
Define the Twentieth Century, describes intensive mentoring by
Friedrich.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 047.
50
�Fuhrmann,
Herbert Walter
Apr. 27, 1912
Jan. 1, 2005
Dresden, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Engineers School, Dresden, 1913, (graduate engineer)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1942-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC. Retiree.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Propulsion and Vehicle
Engineering Lab, Propulsion Div.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 047.
51
�Geissler,
Ernst Dietrich
Aug. 4, 1915
June 3, 1989
Chemnitz, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Audio interview (5 parts) for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Technical University, Dresden, Dipl. Ing., 1939
University of Darmstadt, Dr. Ing. (applied mathematics), 1951
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Starting in 1940
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, 1950-1960
MSFC
yes, 1960-1973, Director of Aeroballistics Division in 1960 MSFC
initial management structure. On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip
specialists from Fort Bliss currently employed at MSFC. Retired
Dec. 1973.
UAH Involvement
In May 1968, Dr. Geissler was a lecturer at a UAH short course on
Fundamentals of Guidance and Control.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as director of the Aero-Astrodynamics
Laboratory. He served as director of that division until his
retirement in 1973.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 050.
52
�Gengelbach,
Werner K.
Sep. 29, 1912
Sep. 18, 2001
Buchfart, Germany
Santa Barbara, California
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Institute of Technology Darmstadt, MS 1938 (electrical
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Started in 1942.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph. In
1949 he transferred to work for the US Air Force at Holloman Air
Force Base near White Sands Missile Range, where he stayed until
1957.
GMDD-ABMA
no, Not found in Huntsville Directories.
MSFC
yes, Joined MSFC in 1962. Retired in June 1972.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Resident Manager of the S-II Resident
Office in the Saturn V Program Office.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 050.
53
�Glaser,
Rudolf Friedrich
Jan. 10, 1910
June, 1992
St. Gallen, Austria
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Breslau, now Poland, 1938, Dr.Ing.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived Nov. 1957.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. Retired 1975.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Propulsion and Vehicle
Engineering Lab, Structures Div.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 052.
54
�Goerner,
Erich Louis Ernst
Apr. 4, 1910
Oct. 4, 1979
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
MS in aeronautical engineering.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived in Sep. 1954.
MSFC
yes, Retired December 1973.
Immigration
Came to the U.S. in 1954.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Chief of Advanced Studies Office in
the Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Office.
At retirement, he was Director of the Preliminary Design Office in
Program Development.
Erich Goerner was an original member of the Huntsville Civic
Orchestra during its first full season, 1955-1956.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 053.
55
�Goethert,
Bernhard Hermann
Oct. 20, 1907
Mar. 29, 1988
Hanover Germany
Manchester, Tennessee
UAHuntsville
Archives holdings
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical University of Berlin, PhD (aeronautical engineering)
1938.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, As department chief of high speed aerodynamics in Berlin he
led wind tunnel testing and development and collaborated with the
wind tunnel work and with Rudolf Hermann at Peenemünde.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Immigration
He was brought to Wright Field in 1945 by the Army Air Force,
where he worked with several other former German engineers,
including Dr. Rudolf Hermann.
Incidental remarks
In 1952, Dr. Goethert moved to the U.S. Air Force Arnold
Engineering Development Center in Tullahoma, Tennessee.
He was instrumental in the 1964 formation of the University of
Tennessee Space Institute and was its first dean.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 053.
56
�Goetz,
Otto K.
Sep.t 25, 1932
May 24, 2014
Rastatt, Germany
New Market, Madison Co., Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
He was interviewed on July 20, 2010 as part of the NASA STS
Recordation Oral History Project.
Education
Technical University of Karlsruhe, Germany, (degree in
mechanical engineering) 1957
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
yes, Arrived 1961. Retired Jan. 3, 1996
Incidental remarks
Before coming to the United States, he worked in Switzerland on
pumps and turbines for big power plants.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Test Laboratory, Computer and
Sub-System Test Div.
During his final years at MSFC, he was the deputy manager of the
Shuttle Main Engine project.
He was a consultant for Pratt and Whitney after retirement.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
57
�Grau,
Dieter E.
Apr. 24, 1913
Dec. 17, 2014
Berlin, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical University of Berlin, MS 1937 (electrical engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1943 to 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Feb. 3, 1946. On late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, Director of Systems and Reliability in 1960 MSFC initial
management structure.
On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC. Retired December 1973.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Feb. 3, 1946.
Incidental remarks
At White Sands, during stay at Fort Bliss, he assisted in launching
some 50 V-2 rockets specifically equipped for scientific
investigations.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Director of the Quality and Reliability
Laboratory.
On Apr. 24, 2013, he was honored at a 100-year birthday party for
him at Regency Retirement Village, Huntsville, Alabama.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 055.
58
�Gross,
Klaus Wilhelm
Dec. 18, 1931
Herne, Germany
April 2014 address: 178 Sandy Drive NE, Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical University Braunschweig, MS 1958 (Department of
Machine Elements)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived Jan. 21, 1960.
MSFC
yes, In 1985, listed as MSFC charter member. Twenty-five-year
service award in Feb. 1985. Retired early in 1998.
UAH involvement
His wife and both sons obtained their degrees at UAH.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Propulsion and Vehicle
Engineering Lab, Propulsion Div.
During his career at MSFC, he was involved in rocket engine
developments, the first manned flight, the unsurpassed lunar
landings, the following shuttle flights, as well as new engine
concepts for the next century.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
59
�Gruene,
Hans F.
May 24, 1010
Oct. 23, 1979
Braunschweig, Germany
Cocoa Beach, Florida
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical University in Braunschweig, Ph. D. 1941 (electrical
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From 1943 to 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC - KSC
yes, MSFC from 1960 until he was transferred to KSC when it was
formed in 1963.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
He was deputy director of Launch Operations for ABMA and for
the first years of MSFC. He became deputy director of KSC.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 056.
60
�Guendel,
Herbert Hans
Dec. 10, 1914
Mar. 23, 1976
Leipzig, Germany
Boston, Massachusetts
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Ingenieurschule, Ilmenau, B.S., 1940 (electrical engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, July 1940 to Mar. 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 6, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In 1951 Huntsville Directory he is listed as an engineer at
Redstone Arsenal. Moved to private industry before 1960.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 058.
61
�Gustav,
Johann
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Encyclopedia Astronautica says he was a German expert on
guided missiles during WWII.
Fort Bliss
yes, He is cited as working in Fort Bliss as of January 1947.
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Immigration
He is not on any of the standard Paperclip lists.
Incidental remarks
He is reported to have returned to Germany, probably from Ft.
Bliss.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
62
�Haeussermann,
Walter
Mar. 2, 1914
Dec. 8, 2010
Künzelsau, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
University of Technology in Darmstadt, Doctorate in physics,1939.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Sent to Peenemünde by German Army in Dec. 1939 and
stayed for three years. Left to go to Darmstadt to work for
Kreiselgeräte and Siemens to develop a gyroscopic guidance
platform.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Jan. 5, 1948 (delayed due to illness of wife).
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, Director of Guidance and Control Division in 1960 MSFC
initial management structure. Retired in 1978.
UAH involvement
Beginning in 1951, the first year of the University of Alabama
Redstone Arsenal Institute of Graduate Studies, Dr. Haeussermann
was a lecturer in Physics.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Jan. 5, 1948.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Director Astrionics Laboratory.
Paper IAC-11-E.4.2.2 by John B. Alcorn is titled, “The
Contributions of Walter Haeussermann to Rocket Development.”
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 061.
63
�Hager,
Karl Franz
Mar. 25, 1903
June 1980
Nuremberg, Germany
Mooresville, North Carolina
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
University of Würzburg, Ph.D. 1927 (chemistry and mathematics)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1942-1944.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Moved to private sector before 1960.
MSFC
no
UAH involvement
Beginning in 1951, the first year of the University of Alabama
Redstone Arsenal Institute of Graduate Studies, Dr. Hager was a
lecturer in Chemistry.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 061.
64
�Hartbaum,
Helmut Karl Hans
June 19, 1924
Jan. 15, 1996
Munich, Germany
Europe
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Institute of Technology, Munich, Dr. of Science 1957
(engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1958. In 1959 Huntsville Directory listed as scientist
at ABMA.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory.
Incidental remarks
In 1961 MSFC Directory, Guidance and Control Division, but not
in later Directories.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 064.
65
�Haukohl,
Mar. 27, 1913
Guenther Hans Friedrich Dec. 9, 2002
Hamburg, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Engineering school, Berlin, 4 sem, (machine construction)
School of Machine Construction, Rostock
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes, 1936-1937. Foreman, jet propulsion. Master mechanic.
[NARA file]
Peenemünde
yes, From 1937 to 1945, Development of jet propulsion and
factory superintendent.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Test Laboratory, Components and
Sub-Systems Test Div.
He retired from MSFC by April 1971.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 065.
66
�Heck,
Arno E.
July 21, 1903
Apr. 11, 1983
Königsberg, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Berlin Ingenieurschule, Dipl.Ing. 1934
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Sep. 1941-Mar. 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Aug. 22, 1947
GMDD-ABMA
yes, National Procurement Division, 1951 Redstone Arsenal
Directory.
MSFC
yes, Joined MSFC in Nov. 1963. Retiree.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Aug. 22, 1947.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Manufacturing Engineering Lab,
Manufacturing Research and Technology Div.
His years of service awards indicate he had continuous civic
service from 1947 to at least 1967. The Huntsville Directory
entries indicate that he did not join the mass transfer from the
Army to NASA on July 1, 1960, but transferred in 1963.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 067.
67
�Heimburg,
Karl Ludwig
Jan. 29, 1910
Jan. 26, 1997
Lindenfels, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technology Institute, Darmstadt, Dipl. Ing. 1935
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, from 1942 to 1945. After 1943 bombing of Peenemünde, his
work was displaced to Lehesten.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 6, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, From 1950 until 1960.
MSFC
yes, Director of Test Division in MSFC 1960 initial management
structure. On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort
Bliss currently employed at MSFC.
UAH involvement
Volunteer help at the Johnson Environmental and Energy Center
after retirement from MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
From 1937 to 1941 he designed coal plants in the Far East.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Director of the Test Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 068.
68
�Hein,
Leopold A.
July 26, 1921
Jan. 6, 1984
Europe
Flintville, Tennessee
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1958. In the 1959 Huntsville Directory he is listed as
an engineer at ABMA.
MSFC
yes, He was an engineer in the Mechanical Division of the
Structures and Propulsion Laboratory at the time of his death.
Incidental remarks
Twenty-five-year service award in April 6, 1983 Marshall Star.
He was a patient recipient for his work on a resilient seal ring
assembly and for a solar heating and cooling apparatus.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 068.
69
�Hellebrand,
Aug. 1, 1914
Emil August Heinrich Dec. 16, 1981
Vienna, Austria
Huntsville, Alabama
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Institute of Technology, Darmstadt, M.S. 1938 (construction
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1940-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC. Retired 1972.
UAH involvement
Beginning in 1952, at the University of Alabama Redstone Arsenal
Institute of Graduate Studies, Emil Hellebrand was a lecturer in
Strength of Materials.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Deputy Director of the Propulsion and
Engineering Laboratory.
When he retired he was deputy director of the Propulsion and
Vehicle Engineering Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 068.
70
�Heller,
Gerhard B.
Jan. 24, 1814
Oct. 1, 1972
Eschwegen, Germany
Nashville, Tennessee
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Gerhard Heller Collection/2 linear feet
Oral history
Audio interview (2 parts) for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Institute of Technology Darmstadt, BS 1938 and MS 1940
(physical chemistry)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1940 – 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 6, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes,
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
UAH involvement
Beginning in 1951, the first year of the University of Alabama
Redstone Arsenal Institute of Graduate Studies, Gerhard Heller
was a lecturer in thermodynamics
The Gerhard B. Heller Memorial Scholarship was established at
UAH in 1974 by his widow, Ms. Hertha Heller, who was herself a
longtime faculty member.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Chief of the Space Thermodynamics
Division of the Space Sciences Laboratory.
Gerhard Heller died after an automobile accident in 1972 while
Director of the MSFC Space Sciences Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 069.
71
�Helm,
Bruno Kurt
Dec. 31. 1909
Dec. 1, 1987
Berlin, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Trade school of the Bergmann Electrical Works, Berlin 1928-1931.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1938-1945. While employed by Heereswaffenant, Berlin.
Assembly foreman for V-2 rockets.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC. He retired in 1970.
U of AL
Bruno Helm’s body was donated to the University of Alabama
Medical Center in Birmingham.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Manufacturing Engineering Lab,
Manufacturing Development Div.
From 1933 to 1938 he was employed by Siemens-Schuckert Co.,
Berlin-Gartenfeld, as a tool and die maker and also in
manufacturing of dies, set-ups and inspections.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box o69.
72
�Henning,
Alfred Hermann
Dec. 8, 1904
1960-1965
Gevelsbert, Germany
Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Hanover, Dr.Ing., 1941
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Involvement while employed at Leunawerke.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Feb. 3, 1946.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, Deputy Director Weapons Systems Coordination Office in
1960 MSFC initial management structure.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Feb. 3, 1946.
Incidental remarks
From 1936 to 1945 he was employed at Leunawerke.
Not in 1961 and 1962 MSFC Directories.
In the July 1, 1965 MSFC Public Affairs list of 118 Paperclip
specialists transferred to Fort Bliss in 1945-1946, Alfred Henning
is listed as deceased. Another paper clip list says he died in
Germany.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 069
73
�Hermann,
Adolf L.
Aug. 26, 1898
Dec. 6, 1966
Mittelhausbergen, Germany
Porz-Zündorf, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Polytech Institute in Friedberg, Degree 1921 (electrical
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, In 1944-1945, while working for Brown Boveri Co., he had an
assignment as project engineer for a high pressure air system and
related equipment for the V-2 missile program and other projects at
Peenemünde.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived in 1954.
MSFC
yes, Retired Jan. 1, 1966, after suffering a stroke in 1965.
Immigration
Came to the USA in 1954.
Incidental remarks
Moved to Germany after retirement, and died there.
He was the subject of a “Star Salute” biography in the Jan. 9, 1963
issue of the Marshall Star.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 070.
74
�Hermann,
Rudolf
Dec. 15, 1904
May 17, 1991
Leipzig, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
Archives holding
Rudolf Hermann Collection/22 linear feet
Oral history
Video interview by Tarter and Dannenberg
Education
University of Leipzig, PhD in physics and astronomy, 1929.
Aachen Institute of Technology, Doctor Phil. Habil., 1935
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes. Director of the Supersonic Wind Tunnel, reporting to General
Dornberger.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
UAH involvement
First Director of the University of Alabama Research Institute,
1962 to 1970.
Professor, 1962 to 1980.
Immigration
Air Force list. Went to Wright Field (Air Force), November 1945.
Incidental remarks
The Hermann Collection in the UAH Archives has an authorized
memoir of his life.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 070.
75
�Herold,
Curt P.
Nov. 25, 1912
July 15, 1998
Europe
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Electro-mechanical engineering, Bavaria.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Starting in 1942, engineering supervisor on development and
design of components for the V2.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1954. Chief of firing equipment design section.
MSFC-KSC
yes, In MSFC Directories through 1964. In 1962 he was deputy
chief of the Launch Equipment Branch of the Launch Operations
Directorate. May have continued employment at KSC
Incidental remarks
He was issued a patent for a multiple quick disconnect umbilical
device.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 070.
76
�Heusinger,
Bruno Kaspar
Aug. 27, 1912
Mar. 30, 1968
Essen, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical State School of Machinery, Essen, B.S. 1936
(mechanical engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From 1942 to 1945. Worked on turbopump systems.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Propulsion system design and evaluation.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip
specialists from Fort Bliss currently employed at MSFC.
Chief of Propulsion Evaluation Branch.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
His specialty was performance prediction, analysis and evaluation
of propulsion systems in space and on orbital vehicles.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 071.
77
�Heybey,
Willi H.E.
Mar. 27, 1904
Nov. 2, 1985
Leipzig, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral History
Audio interview made during the initial information collection
period for Stages to Saturn.
Education
University of Leipzig, Diploma for high school teaching, 1929,
Ph.D. 1941 (Thesis: wind tunnel nozzle design and correction).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From 1937 to 1945.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived in 1959.
MSFC
yes, From 1960 to retirement in 1970.
UAH involvement
He taught graduate courses in Huntsville in early 1960s for the
University of Alabama.
Immigration
In 1946, he was brought to US Navy Ordnance Laboratory in
Maryland to help rebuild the wind tunnel that was transported to
the US from Kochel, Germany.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Aero-Astrodynamics Lab.
The Archives has a number of papers coauthored by him during his
residence at Peenemünde and Kochel.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 071.
78
�Hilten,
Heinz
Apr. 29, 1909
Mar. 1, 2013
Berlin, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Heinz Hilten Collection/3 linear feet
Oral History
Audio interview made during the initial information collection
period for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Technische Hochschule, Berlin, Dipl.Ing. 1934 (Architecture)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, June 1944-Apr. 1945. Sent to Peenemünde by German Army.
Architect and design engineer. Drawing documents for V-2.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Came in 1954.
MSFC
yes, Retiree.
Immigration
Came to the United States in 1954 to rejoin von Braun rocket team,
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Facilities and Design Office,
Planning Branch.
He is quoted as saying “I always said that I was not a space
scientist that designed rockets, but that I designed the space these
scientists worked with.”
Heinz Hilten was an original member of the Huntsville Civic
Orchestra during its first full season, 1955-1956.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 071.
79
�Hintze,
Guenther
July 8, 1906
Dec. 9, 1995
Breslau, Germany
District of Columbia
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Breslau Institute of Technology, M.S. (electrical engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1942-1945. Final job was development of rocket and ground
control installations for firing.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 6, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Test and Engineering Div, GMDG in 1951 Redstone Arsenal
Directory. Not in 1956 Directory. Moved to private industry.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 072
80
�Hirschler,
Otto Heinrich
Dec. 14, 1913
Feb. 2, 2001
Darmstadt, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Video interview with Donald Tarter and Konrad Dannenberg.
Education
Technical University, Darmstadt, Dipl. Ing. 1940
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From Oct. 16, 1939 to 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, 1950-1970.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
From July 1945 to Sep. 1945, he participated in British Project
Backfire.
When most technical members of ABMA transferred to MSFC, he
elected to stay with the Army. He was retired from Army
employment on June 29, 1970.
His biographical summary in his Archives File folder in Charles
Lundquist Collection has a quite detailed timeline of his work
assignments for his employers and his travel from organization to
organization.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 072.
81
�Hoberg,
Otto August
Sep. 5, 1912
Jan. 27, 1991
Rüthen. Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical University of Darmstadt, BS and Dipl. Ing. (electrical
and communications engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1939-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Assistant Director of the
Astrodynamics Laboratory.
A biographical note about Otto Hoberg is on page 92 of the 2009
edition of 50 Years of Rockets and Spacecraft.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 072.
82
�Hoelker,
Rudolf F.
Mar. 16, 1912
June 14 2003
Halle, Germany
Newton, Massachusetts
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
University Muenster, Dr. Sc. 1942 (thesis on analytical functions
with several complex variables)_
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From 1940 to 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, From 1960 until 1965 when he transferred to the NASA
Electronics Research Center in Cambridge, MA.
UAH involvement
Beginning in 1951, the first year of the University of Alabama
Redstone Arsenal Institute of Graduate Studies, Dr. Hoelker was a
lecturer in Mathematics.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the 1963 MSFC Directory he is listed in the Aeroballistics Div.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 072
83
�Hoelzer,
Helmut
Feb. 27, 1912
Aug. 19, 1996
Bad Liebenstein, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Audio interview (2 parts) for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Institute of Technology Darmstadt, all degrees:
BS 1935, MS 1939, Doctorate 1946 (mathematics and natural
sciences).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From 1939 to 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, 1946 to 1950.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Director of Computation Laboratory.
MSFC
yes, Director of Computations Division in MSFC 1960 initial
management structure. Retired 1973. On July 1, 1965 list of
Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss currently employed at MSFC.
Retired Dec. 1973.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived May 28, 1946.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Director of the Computation
Laboratory.
After NASA retirement he worked in Europe on Spacelab from
1974 to 1976. Later he worked with private industry in the USA.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 073.
84
�Holderer,
Oscar Carl
Nov. 4, 1919
Prüm, Germany
2013 address; 2304 Oakwood Ave NW, Huntsville, AL.
Living, December 2014.
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Berlin B.S. 1940 (mechanical
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1942-1945. Mechanical engineering design and calculations.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Aero-Astrodynamics Lab,
Aerophysics Div.
Holderer made it possible for thousands of Space Camp attendees
to learn about space travel through his realistic design of Space
Camp trainers.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 074.
85
�Horn,
Helmut Justus Karl
June 24, 1912
Jan. 20, 1994
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
Archives holding
Helmut Horn Collection/MC-54/5 linear feet
Education
Institute of Technology, Darmstadt, M.S.in engineering, 1939
(applied physics)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1939-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
UAH involvement
Beginning in 1952, at the University of Alabama Redstone Arsenal
Institute of Graduate Studies, Dr. Helmut Horn was a lecturer in
Applied Mathematics.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Assistant Director of the AeroAstrodynamics Laboratory.
Later he served as deputy director of the Aero-Astrodynamics
Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 075.
86
�Hosenthien,
Hans
June 26, 1915
July, 3, 1996
Werkleitz, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Berlin, Dipl.Ing., 1938.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1943-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
Page 118 in The Rocket Team tells of his experience at
Peenemünde.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Chief of the Flight Dynamics Branch
of the Astrionics Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 076.
87
�Hueter,
Hans, Herbert
Mar. 21, 1906
Sep. 6, 1970
Bern, Switzerland
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Video interview with his son, Uwe Hueter.
Education
Technikum Mittweida, BS (mechanical engineering).
Honorary Doctorate from Adelphi College.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes, 1932-, Society for Space Travel, Kummersdorf, Berlin,
Chief designer for development of liquid propellant rockets.
Peenemünde
yes, 1937-1945
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. 1945-1947 Leader of Paperclip group
at White Sands for test firings of V-2 rockets. 1947-1951 back at
Fort Bliss.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, 1951-1960. Director of Launching and Handling.
MSFC
yes, 1960-1969, Director Agena and Centaur Systems Office.
in 1960 MSFC initial management structure. On July 1, 1965 list
of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss currently employed at
MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In 1937 he moved from Kummersdorf to Peenemünde
[Wernher von Braun, Crusader for Space, p 27]
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Deputy Director of Industrial
Operations.
His Archives file has a year by year account of his work
assignments.
He was Director of Safety at MSFC at the time of his death.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 076.
88
�Huzel,
Dieter K.
June 3 1912
Nov. 2, 1994
Essen, Germany
Woodland Hills, California
UAHuntsville
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection and his book
Peenemünde to Canaveral.
Archives holding
Education
Technical University of Stuttgart, MS 1937 (electrical engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, In 1943 he was sent to Peenemünde by the German Army.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Feb. 3, 1946.
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Feb. 3, 1946.
Incidental remarks
In 1950 he joined the Rocketdyne Division of North American
Aviation (later Rockwell International). He retired on June 30,
1976.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 077.
89
�Jacobi,
Walter Willi
Jan. 13, 1918
Aug. 19, 2009
Saalfeld, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Walter Jacobi Collection/13 linear feet
Oral History
Audio interview made during the initial information collection
period for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Ingenieurschule, Ilmenau, Apr. 1938-July 1939, (machine
construction)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1940-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1946.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Propulsion and Vehicle
Engineering Lab, Vehicle Systems Div.
Walter Jacobi, in his retirement years, was a long-time officer in
the Friends of German Culture in Huntsville.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 077.
90
�Jenke,
Richard Karl
Sep. 10, 1907
Apr. 7, 1982
Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Staatliche Hochschule, Engineering Degree, 1932.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Oct. 1943-Apr. 1945. Detached to Peenemünde by the Army.
Participated in tests and development of the V-2.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Civil Service started in 1953.
MSFC
yes, Retired June 1973
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Systems Engineering Office,
Ground Systems Office.
From 1945 to July 1953 he worked in a chemical plant in
Ehingen/Danube.
He was the leader of a team effort that automated the electrical
check out of the Saturn I vehicle.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 079.
91
�Jennissen,
Joseph Peter Karl
May 16, 1905
Aachen, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Dr.Ing., 1932 (aeronautical
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Oct. 16, 1947.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In the 1951 Huntsville Directory he is listed as a scientist at
Redstone Arsenal. Not found in later directories.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Oct. 16, 1947.
Incidental remarks
From 1940 to 1945 he worked for the German State Aviation
Ministry in Berlin doing research on aeronautical problems.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 079.
92
�Juergensen,
Klaus
Dec. 28, 1928
Plön, Germany
April 2014 address: 4221 Choctaw Dr. SE, Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Institute of Technology, Darmstadt, M.S., 1954
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1957.
MSFC
yes, In initial 1960 MSFC directory. Received 25 years of service
award in 1982.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Astrionics Lab, Applied Research
Branch.
He was awarded patents for some of his work at MSFC.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 080.
93
�Junegert,
Wilheim
Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
In The Rocket Team (page 310) he is described as a highly skilled
technician who had worked for Rees.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes
Fort Bliss
yes, In the late 1946 group photograph. An account in The Rocket
Team reports that he returned to Germany after only a year at Fort
Bliss.
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Immigration
He is not on the Army list of individuals initially brought to Fort
Bliss. Perhaps he came a bit later or was not listed because he had
returned by the time the list was finalized.
Incidental remarks
The inclusion of Wilheim Junegert on the list of members of the
von Braun team who moved to Huntsville is probably an error.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
94
�Kampmeier,
Heinz Wilhelm
Sep. 4, 1914
Aug. 7, 2005
Gerbstedt, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Höhere Technische Lehranstalt, Mittweida, Engineering Degree,
1936
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived in 1953.
MSFC
yes
Immigration
Came to the U.S.A. in 1953.
Incidental remarks
He was in the German military service from Nov. 1937 to Apr.
1943.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Astrionics Lab, Project Office.
His role in the MSFC Astrionics Laboratory, Instrumentation and
Communications Division is described on p165 of ’50 Years of
Rockets and Spacecraft’.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 082.
95
�Kaschig,
Erich
Feb. 11, 1906
Sep. 7, 1988
Breslau, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection.
Oral History
Audio interview made during the initial information collection
period for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Breslau Technical College, BS, 1928 (mechanical engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes, Starting in 1937. From 1938 to 1939 he was subforeman for
jet propulsion combustion chamber production and testing [NARA
file]
Peenemünde
yes, 1939-1945, From 1940 to 1945 he was foreman for testing and
firing.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC. Retired 1966.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the 1963 MSFC Directory, he is list in in the Test Division.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 083.
96
�Kennel,
Hans Friedrich
May 6, 1929
Jan. 9, 2013
Weißenfels an der Saale, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
Education
Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, MS 1955 (mechanical
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, From 1956 to 1960.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. Retired 1992.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Astrionics Lab, Guidance and
Control Div.
His biography in the Archives file contains a good account of how
the Paperclip program operated in Germany for many years after
World War II.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 084.
97
�Klauss,
Ernst Karl
May 16, 1914
July 29, 1986
Berlin, Germany
Ottobrunn, Germany (died during a visit)
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Ernst Klaus Collection/.25 linear feet
Oral history
Video interview with son, Rainer Klauss
Education
As a teenager in Germany, apprenticed in mechanical design at
Orenstein und Koppel, Berlin, 1929-1932.
On-job training and experience led to employment as an engineer.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Mar. 1, 1939 to 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived, May 7, 1950
MSFC
yes, July 1, 1960 to November 1970. On July 1, 1965 list of
Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss currently employed at MSFC.
Retired Nov. 1970.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16,1945. U.S. citizen in 1955.
Incidental remarks
A detailed autobiography is in the Klauss Collection in the UAH
Archives. It has many references to coworkers in Germany and in
the United States. It also has family details and experiences.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Chief of the Projects Office of the
Quality and Reliability Laboratory.
He ended his career as Senior Technical Assistant to the Director
of the Quality and Reliability Laboratory, MSFC.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 085.
98
�Klein,
Johann
Mar. 10, 1915
Dec. 28, 1998
Flörsheim, Germany
Los Altos Hills, California.
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Darmstadt Institute of Technology, M.S. in engineering, 1941,
(applied physics)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes Development of control methods.
Fort Bliss
yes Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In the 1951 Huntsville Directory he is listed as a physicist at
Redstone Arsenal, but not in later directories. Moved to private
industry.
MSFC
no,
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 086
99
�Knothe,
Adolf Heinrich
Sep. 17, 1922
Feb. 27, 2004
Traisa/Darmstadt, Germany
Traisa/Darmstadt, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, MS-1946, Ph.D.-1951
(mathematics and physics)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1943-1945.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1953.
MSFC-KSC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory as an employee in Florida at the
Launch Operations Directorate
Immigration
Entered U.S. on Jan. 8, 1953.
Incidental remarks
In a February 19, 1964 Marshall Star article announcing a
reorganization of the Kennedy Space Center, he is cited as Senior
Scientist on the Technical Staff.
After retiring from NASA, he returned to Germany where he was a
professor of mathematics at Hagen/Iserlohn Technical University.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 088.
100
�Koelle,
Heinz-Hermann
July 22, 1925
Feb. 20, 2011
Free City of Danzig
Berlin, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Heinz-Hermann Koelle Collection/.5 linear feet
Education
University of Stuttgart, Dipl. Ing. 1954
Technical University in Berlin, Dr. Ing. 1963.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, arrived in 1955
MSFC
yes, Director of Future Projects Office on 1960 MSFC initial
management structure. He returned to Germany in 1965.
Immigration
He spent ten years in the USA.
Incidental remarks
Pilot in German Air Force in World War II.
At ABMA, edited Project Horizon Report.
From 1965 to 1991 he was a Professor of Space Technology at the
Technical University in Berlin.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box -89.
101
�Kraemer,
Fritz
Feb. 19, 1907
Oct. 16, 1996
Darmstadt, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, M.S., 1930 (aerodynamics).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 28, 1947.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Special Assistant to Heimburg in the Test Laboratory.
MSFC
yes
Immigration
On the Department of the Army list of special employees brought
to Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 28, 1947.
Incidental remarks
Worked on aircraft design and research in Germany before coming
to the United States.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Test Laboratory
He seems to have used the spelling “Kramer” in later years.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 092.
102
�Kraus,
Gerhard W.
Mar. 13, 1914
June 10, 1992
Saalsberg, Silesia
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Staatliche Ingenieurschule, Breslau, Graduate 1937 (mechanical
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Apr. 1942-Apr. 1945.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1953.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. Retired 1974.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Propulsion and Vehicle
Engineering Lab, Vehicle Systems Div.
He served in the German military from 1937 to 1942.
His role as chief of the MSFC Mockup Section of the Propulsion
and Vehicle Engineering Division is described in a Marshall Star
article, (Jan. 17, 1962).
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 093.
103
�Krause,
Nov. 10, 1911
Helmut Gottlieb Louis Feb. 18, 2003
Königsberg, East Prussia
Harris, Texas
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Helmut Krause Collection/6 linear feet
Education
Albertus University, Königsberg, East Prussia
MS and PhD (astronomy, physics, mathematics and geophysics)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Joined ABMA in 1957.
MSFC
yes, Retiree.
UAH involvement
His book collection was donated to the UAH Library.
Incidental remarks
From Apr. 1937 to Feb. 1945 he was a scientific assistant at the
Observatory of Königsberg.
From Mar. 1945 to Nov. 1945 he was a Russian POW at
Graudenz, West Prussia.
Before coming to the USA, he coauthored with Manfred E.
Kuebler, a book published in 1956 by Stuttgart Verl. Flugtechnik.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Aero-Astrodynamics Lab.
“Star Salute” biography in Marshall Star, Oct. 9, 1968.
He was the Plaintiff in a 1978 suit vs. James C. Fletcher.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 093.
104
�Kroeger,
Arthur J. Heinrich
Jan. 5, 1900
Sep. 11, 1988
Hamburg, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical College, Hamburg, BS (mechanical engineering).
Technische Hochschule, Berlin, Dipl.Ing. 1923.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From 1941 to 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Oct. 1947.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Listed in directories.
MSFC
yes, Retired 1963.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1947.
Incidental remarks
He was in the German infantry in WWI, 1918.
In the 1962 MSFC Directory he is listed in the Propulsion and
Vehicle Engineering Lab.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 094.
105
�Kroeger,
Hermann W.(Ivan)
Jan. 23, 1908
Oct. 22, 1984
Brodten (near Lübeck), Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Hochschule für Angew. Technik, Köthen, Dipl.Ing. 1932.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1940-1944.
Fort Bliss
no, He came to Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Sep. 1947
where he worked for the US Air Force until Nov. 1954.
GMDD-ABMA
1954,
yes, Transferred from Air Force to Army employment in Nov.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. Retired June 1, 1973. At time of
retirement he was Director of the Projects Office of the Science
and Engineering Directorate.
Incidental remarks
During WWII he worked on remote controlled glide bombs (See
Marshall Star, May 8, 1968).
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Deputy Director Astrionics
Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 094.
106
�Kroh,
Hubert
Feb. 15, 1908
Apr. 14, 1998
Wittingau, Czechoslovakia
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule Electr. Technics, Prague, Dipl.Ing. 1934.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1941-1945. Steering devices and measurements.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 28, 1947.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, Retired 1970.
Immigration
On the Department of the Army list of special employees brought
to Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 28, 1947.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Astrionics Lab.,
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 095.
107
�Kroll,
Gustav Albert
May 25, 1914
Mar. 1, 2005
Bielefeld, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama.
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
(engineering).
Höhere Technische Lehranstalt, Lager Lippe, BS 1935.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Starting May 1940.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 6, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Chief of the Structures Division of the
Propulsion and Engineering Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 095.
108
�Kuberg,
Willi K.
July 8, 1917
Aug. 13, 1994
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Trained in industry as a mechanical technician, 1934-1939.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Jan. 1942 to July 1945. First as a soldier and later as a civilian
technician.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1953.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Propulsion and Vehicle
Engineering Lab, Propulsion Div.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 095.
109
�Kuebler,
Manfred Erich
Mar. 16, 1928
Backnang, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Stuttgart Institute of Technology, Dipl.Math., 1952.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In 1957 Huntsville Directory as scientist Redstone Arsenal.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory and 1963 Directory but not in 1964.
Incidental remarks
From 1952 to 1955 he was employed as a mathematician at the
Astronautical Research Institute in Stuttgart.
Before coming to the USA, he coauthored with Helmut G. L.
Krause, a book published in 1956 by Stuttgart Verl. Flugtechnik.
In the 1963 MSFC Directory, he is listed in the Astrionics
Division.
He was a glider instructor in the Huntsville Soaring Club in 1962.
He patented “Method and Means for Damping Nutation in a
Satellite.”
He is not in Huntsville City Directories from 1964 onward.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 095.
110
�Kuers,
Werner Richard
Apr. 18, 1907
May 14, 1983
Berlin, Germany
Oaxaca, Mexico
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Werner Kuers Collection/.5 linear feet
Education
Berlin Institute of Technology, M.S. Engineering, Dec. 1930,
(machine construction)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, He was sent to Peenemünde by the German Army in 1942.
After an interview by Dr. von Braun, he was assigned to work for
Eberhard Rees in the manufacturing shop. He was discharged from
the Army in Aug. 1944 and left Peenemünde in Feb. 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
He was assigned to White Sands to assemble, test and launch V-2
rockets using components brought from Germany by the Army.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC. Retired in Nov., 1968. Moved to
Mexico.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the 1964 MSFC Directory, he is listed as the Director of the
Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory.
His Archives collection includes a 171-page memoir of his life that
he wrote and dated July 4, 1972. It has a first-hand account of the
first successful A-4 launch on June 13, 1942. He also has a vivid
description of the first bombing raid on Peenemünde.
He joined the El Paso Symphony Orchestra while in Ft. Bliss. In Huntsville, he was the
concert master of the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra from its founding in 1955 until he
retired from MSFC.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 096.
111
�Kuerschner,
Helmut Alfred
Mar. 1, 1915
Aug. 13, 1999
Erbach, Germany
Taos, New Mexico
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral History
An unverified reference cites a U.S. Air Force Oral History
interview K239.0512-1648 of Helmut A. Kuerschner by Dr. James
C. Hasdorff concerning the bridge at Remagen.
Education
Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, Dipl.Ing. 1941.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Worked on rocket development problems as an employee of
Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt from 1941 to 1947.
Fort Bliss
yes,
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In 1951 and 1952 Huntsville Directories.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Jan. 5, 1948.
Incidental remarks
His wife and children joined him in the US in 1948.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 096.
112
�Kuettner,
Joachim P.
Sep. 21, 1909
Feb. 24, 2011
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
University of Breslau, Ph.D. about 1930 (law and economics)
Institute of Technology, Darmstadt, Ph.D. (meteorology)
Also studies at Universities of Helsinki and Hamburg.
no
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
Breslau, Germany
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Joined in 1958 to be Director of the Mercury Project Office.
MSFC
yes. Apollo-Saturn System’s Integration Office. Left MSFC in
1965
Immigration
A few years after the end of World War II, he came to the US to
join the Air Force Research Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Incidental remarks
He was at Wright-Patterson AFB starting in 1948.
He knew Wernher von Braun in Germany, but was not involved in
Peenemünde.
His Archives file has a seven-page transcript of an interview with
him: “Renaissance Man: A Conversation with Joachim P.
Kuettner, Director of Project Mercury.”
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 096.
113
�Kurzweg,
Hermann H.
1908
June 29, 2000
Germany
United States
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
University of Leipzig, Ph.D., 1933
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, He was deputy to Dr. Rudolf Hermann.
Fort Bliss
no, He came to the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in White Oak,
Maryland, in 1946, where he was involved in aerodynamic
research. He led the reassembly of the wind tunnel transported
from Kochel, Germany.
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Incidental remarks
In September 1960 he joined NASA Headquarters as assistant
director for aerodynamics and flight mechanics. Later he was
appointed director of research in the NASA Office of Advanced
Research and Technology. He retired from NASA in 1974.
The UAH Archives has a number of papers from Peenemünde and
Kochel on which he is an author.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 097.
114
�Lacker,
Herbert Friedrich
Nov. 1, 1927
Stuttgart, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Stuttgart, 1954 (electrical engineering
degree)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived Dec. 1957. In 1959 Huntsville Directory as eng
Redstone Arsenal.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory and 1962 Directory, but not in
1963.
Incidental remarks
In the 1962 MSFC Directory he is listed in the Astrionics Lab.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 098.
115
�Lahser,
Heinz Friedrich
Dec. 21, 1907
Apr. 11, 1999
Kiel, Germany
Aachen, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Vereinigte Technische Lehranstalten, Berlin, 1930-1934.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Jan. 1942-Apr. 1945, first as a military assignee and later as an
engineer.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived in 1957 and worked in Computation Laboratory.
MSFC
yes, Retired in 1973.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Computation Lab.
In 1985 newspaper photograph of Germans who moved to
Huntsville 35 years earlier.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 099
116
�Lange,
Ernst
Sep. 25, 1915
June 17, 2003
Hamburg, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical University of Hanover, M.S., 1942.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Feb. 1943 to Apr. 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Sep. 8, 1947.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, Quality control and reliability engineer.
UAH involvement
After retiring from MSFC, he was a Research Associate at UAH.
He established the UAH Metric Information Office and supported
solar energy and electric car research at the Johnson Research
Center.
Immigration
On the Department of the Army list of special employees brought
to Fort Bliss. Arrived Sep. 8, 1947.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Astrionics Lab, ElectroMechanical Engineering Div.
He was very committed to America’s conversion to the metric
system. He was the main compiler of an early metric bibliography,
providing the foundation for metric implementation by industry.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 099.
117
�Lange,
Hermann
Oct. 23, 1906
July 3. 1997
Frohburg, Germany
Los Angeles, California
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Dresden, M.S, 1932.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1943-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In 1951 Redstone Arsenal Directory, Test and Engineering
Div, GMDG. Not in 1956 Directory. Moved to private industry.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 099.
118
�Lange,
Oswald H.
June 1, 1912
Feb. 20, 2000
Haynau, Germany
Bluffton, South Carolina
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
University of Breslau, MS (mathematics, physics, chemistry)
Heinrich Hertz Research Institute, Berlin, Doctor of Science.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1940-1945.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In 1959 he became head of the Saturn Project Office.
MSFC
yes, Director Saturn Systems Office in 1960 MSFC initial
management structure.
Immigration
Came to the USA in 1954 and worked for Martin Aircraft.
Incidental remarks
In 1964 MSFC Directory but not in 1969.
After World War II, from 1946 to 1953, he worked for the British
Royal Aircraft Establishment.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 099.
119
�Ley,
Willy
Oct. 2, 1906
June 24, 1969
Berlin, Germany
Jackson Heights, New York
Archives holding
His extensive collection of books.
Willy Ley Collection/MC-3/12 linear feet
Oral history
Audio conversation with Wernher von Braun.
Education
Attended University of Berlin and University of Königsberg
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes, Photographs from Raketenflugplatz are in a file with his
book collection.
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Immigration
Ley came to the United States in 1935 and became a citizen in
1944.
UAH involvement
His book collection was purchased for UAH in 1970 from his
family.
Incidental remarks
He co-authored Collier’s magazine articles with Wernher von
Braun.
120
�Lindenberg,
Hans F. A.
Feb. 1. 1904
Feb. 14, 1946
Dresden Germany
Fort Bliss, Texas
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Chief propulsion engineer.
Fort Bliss
yes, But he died shortly after he arrived.
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Incidental remarks
See Rocket Team p 317.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 103.
121
�Lindenmayr,
Hans Josef
Oct. 19, 1912
Munich, Germany
presumably Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Munich Technical College, graduate engineer, 1929.
Munich Institute of Technology, engineering degree 1936.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1942-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In the 1951 Huntsville Directory he is listed as a scientist at
Redstone Arsenal. Reported to have returned to Germany before
1960.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 103.
122
�Lindner,
Kurt Adolf
Oct. 20, 1914
July 5, 1960
Aussig, Czechoslovakia
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Engineering School at Bad Frankenhausen, B.S. engineering.
Also attended Braunschweig Institute of Technology, 1941.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1942-1945. Research and production engineer,
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, At time of his death he was Director of the Guidance and
Control Laboratory at ABMA.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
He had a heart attack at his office about noon and died shortly
thereafter.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 103.
123
�Ludewig,
Oct. 12, 1898
Hermann Richard Rudolf Mar. 2, 1986
Berlin, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
Archives holding
Hermann Ludewig Collection/1 linear foot, Biographical article by
his daughter, Christel Ludewig McCanless from Huntsville
Historical Review, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Winter-Spring 2000) p 27-35.
Revised 2018 to appear in Kenny Mitchell’s 2019 book.
Education
Beuth Hochschule für Technik, Berlin, Attended after service in
World War I. Degree in 1924. (mechanical engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, May 1937 to Apr. 1945.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived in 1953.
MSFC
yes
Immigration
Came to the U.S. in October 1953.
Incidental remarks
In the 1964 MSFC Directory he is listed as on the staff of the
Center Director. He is not in the 1969 Directory, as he had retired.
Hermann Ludewig and his family lived in Trebbin, East Germany
after WWII until they escaped in May 1953 and came to the
U.S.A.
Bernhard Tessmann and Willi Schulze worked with him for
Orenstein-Koppell, a company in Berlin that built elevated and
subway train cars.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 105.
124
�Luehrsen,
Hannes Gunther
Mar. 13, 1907
Jan. 13, 1986
Bargteheide, Germany
Krefeld, Germany (while traveling)
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Aachen Institute of Technology and University of BerlinCharlottenburg
BS in architecture and Dipl. Ing. (architecture and planning).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1941-1945. Chief Architect and Planner.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 6, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
UAH involvement
He drew the plans for the UAH Research Institute Building,
including a lake on the site of a former swamp.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Special Assistant to the Chief of the
Facilities and Design Office.
He proposed a design for Memorial Drive in Huntsville.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 105.
125
�Lusser,
Robert
Apr. 19, 1899
Jan. 19, 1969
Ulm, Germany
Munich, Germany
Archives holding
Robert Lusser Collection/.5 linear feet
Education
Stuttgart Technische Hochschule, 1920-1924, Dipl. Ing.
In the literature he is referred to as Dr. Lusser.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, V-1 testing was done at Peenemünde.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, 1953 to 1959
MSFC
no
UAH involvement
Immigration
Brought to USA in June 1948 under Operation Paperclip. Initially
he was employed at the Point Mugu Navy Air Missile Test Center.
Incidental remarks
During WW-II Robert Lusser was a prominent German engineer,
aircraft designer and aviator. In August 1941 he began
employment with Fiesler Aircraft Company. He had a leading role
in the development and production of the weapon that became
known as the V-1. Germany put both the V-1 and V-2 into mass
production in essentially a competitive mode.
In the US, while at point Mugu, Lusser collaborated with Willy
Fiedler, Hans Hollman and Herbert Wagner in the development of
the Loon missile, which was a US version of the V-1.
He joined the Army rocket team in Huntsville in 1953 and stayed
six years.
Subsequently, he returned to Germany in 1959, where he died ten
years later.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 106.
126
�Mandel,
Carl Heinz
Nov. 22, 1908
June 30, 1974
Leipzig,
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Gauss Schule, Berlin B.S. 1931 (electronic engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, While working for Kreiselgeräte Gyroscope Co.
Fort Bliss
yes Arrived July 2, 1946.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC. Retired 1973.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived July 2, 1946.
Incidental remarks
He worked on gyroscope technology from 1934 to 1945 while
employed by Kreiselgeräte.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Chief of the Inertial Sensors and
Stabilization Division of the Astrodynamics Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 107.
127
�Manteuffel,
Erich Wilhelm
Dec. 16, 1905
Nov. 1974
Offenbach/Main, Germany
Broome, New York
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, about 1936, Dr.Ing. (electrical
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 28, 1947.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, At least through 1953.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 28, 1947.
Incidental remarks
Listed in 1951, 1952 and 1953 Huntsville directories as an
electrical engineer employed at Redstone Arsenal. He is not found
in later directories.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 107.
128
�Martineck,
Hans Georg
Oct. 8, 1910
Aug. 5-6, 1972
Lübbenau, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Gauss Engineering School, Berlin, B.S. 1934 (electro-mechanical
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes Arrived 1957
MSFC
yes Retired July 12, 1972.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Astrionics Lab, Prototype
Development Branch.
Inventor of a patented printed cable connector.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 108.
129
�Maus,
Hans Herman
Sep. 6, 1905
Mar. 1, 1999
Worms, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical University of Munich, BS
Technical University at Darmstadt, MS 1929, (industrial
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From Dec. 1941 to 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Feb. 3, 1946. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Director of Fabrication Laboratory at ABMA.
MSFC
yes, Director of Fabrication and Assembly Engineering Division in
1960 MSFC initial management structure. On July 1, 1965 list of
Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss currently employed at MSFC
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Feb. 3, 1946.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Director of the Executive Staff.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 109.
130
�Merk,
Helmut Ernst
Apr. 2, 1911
2005
Berlin, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Institute for Electrical Engineering, Frankfurt am Main, 1931
(graduate)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1943-1945
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
An unconfirmed report says he moved to Argentina.
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 111.
131
�Michel,
Josef Martin
Oct. 19, 1896
June 29, 1997
Karlsruhe, Germany
Offenburg, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Karlsruhe, Dr.Ing., 1922.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In 1950 Redstone Arsenal Directory. Reported to have
returned to Germany.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
From 1925 to 1945 he was a chemist for I. G. Farben.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 112.
132
�Milde,
Hans
July 3, 1909
Sep. 15, 1990
Bunslau, Germany
Grant, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Breslau Institute of Technology, Dipl.Ing., (electrical engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1943-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Feb. 3, 1946. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Feb. 3, 1946.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the
first lunar landing) he is listed in the Astrionics Lab, Inertial
Sensors and Stabilizers Div.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 112.
133
�Millinger,
Heinz A.
May 7, 1920
Herzfelde, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Kyffhäuser-Technikum, Bad Frankenhausen, BS 1939
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From 1940 to 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived 1946.
GMDD-ABMA
Yes, Resigned in 1958 and returned to Germany.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Feb. 3, 1946.
Incidental remarks
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
134
�Minning,
May 8, 1914
Rudolf Friedrich Franz Sep. 11, 1998
Stettin, Germany
Sequim, Washington
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
College HTL, Stettin, B.S. 1933
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In 1951 Huntsville Directory, but apparently left for private
industry before 1960.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 113.
135
�Mrazek,
Willi
Oct. 20, 1911 Lukavac, Austria-Hungary
Feb. 8, 1992 Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
William Mrazek Collection/2.25 linear feet
Oral history
Video interview with his daughter, Ms. Ursula (Mrazek) Vann
Audio interviews (3 parts) for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Deutsche Technische Hochschule, Brünn, Germany,
Dipl. Ing. 1935.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1941 (after being wounded on Eastern Front) -1945
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Apr. 8. 1946. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, 1950-1960
MSFC
yes, 1960-retired 1973. Director of Structures and Mechanics
Division in 1960 MSFC initial management structure. On July 1,
1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss currently
employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Apr. 8, 1946.
Incidental Remarks
His Archive file has a year by year account of his work
assignments.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Assistant Director for Engineering for
Industrial Operations.
Chief Engineer for all Saturn development and fabrication work,
reporting to the Saturn V Project Manager, 1965-1970.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 114.
136
�Muehlner,
Joachim Wilhelm
Jan. 10, 1913
Apr. 13, 2004
Dresden, Germany
Webster, Texas
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule Dresden, Dipl. Ing. 1937, Dr. Ing. 1939,
(electronics).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From 1940 to 1942, research for German Army while at
Technische Hochschule in Dresden. Came to Peenemünde in
1942.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 6, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In 1950 he joined the US Air Force Holloman Air Development
Center. In 1952 he transferred to the Army White Sands Proving
Ground, where he stayed until 1957. He then joined Lockheed
Missile and Space Company where he stayed until his retirement in
1978.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 114.
137
�Mueller,
Fritz K. E.
Oct. 27, 1907
May 15, 2001
Schalkau, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Video interview with Donald Tarter and Konrad Dannenberg.
Education
Thüringische Technische Staatslehranstalt in Hildburghausen,
Dipl. Ing. (electrical) 1930
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes, Working for Kreiselgeräte, he was assigned to support work
at Kummersdorf starting in 1935.
Peenemünde
yes, While working for Kreiselgeräte in Berlin, he continued
support of rocket development in Peenemünde.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, 1950-1960. Chief of Gyro and Stabilizer laboratories.
MSFC
no, But worked on Saturn vehicle as a contractor.
UAH involvement
Mrs. Ursula Mueller, his widow, donated two scholarships to UAH
in memory of Dr. Fritz Mueller.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In 1960 he became employed by Astro Space Laboratories, a
commercial contractor supporting MSFC.
Retired from employment in 1977.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 115.
138
�Nein,
Hans Joachim
Feb. 15, 1931
Aschaffenburg, Germany
2014 address: 1095 Graystone Crossing, Alpharetta, GA, 30005
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1958.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. In Propulsion and Vehicle
Engineering Division in MSFC 1963 Directory. Retired Jan.
1997.
Immigration
He is on a third Paperclip list.
Incidental remarks
From 1964 to 1970 he was assigned to the MSFC California
Residence Office at North American Aviation & Douglas Aircraft.
In the 1972 Marshall Directory he was in the Engineering Division
of the Astronautics Laboratory.
Manned Flight Awareness Honoree Oct. 1989. (photograph)
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
139
�Nein,
Max Eugene
Mar. 9, 1929
Aschaffenburg, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection.
Oral history
Video interview with Donald Tarter and Konrad Dannenberg.
Education
Humanistisches Gymnasium (Abitur), Aschaffenburg, Germany.
Attended Technical University of Munich 1950-1956, graduating
with a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived in Huntsville in October 1956. Assigned to the
ABMA Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Lab, Structures and
Mechanics Division. Worked primarily on heat transfer and fluid
flow problems of the Redstone and Jupiter Missile's propulsion
systems and the thermal protection of the re-entry bodies.
MSFC
yes, Worked on thermodynamic analyses of the propulsion
systems, fluid tank pressurization and engines of all Apollo
vehicles. After the Lunar Landing joined the newly formed
Program Development Organization working on the Space Lab,
Space Platform and other projects for the planned Space Shuttle
Fleet. Worked on thermo-structural problems of the HEAO 1& 2
telescopes and concepts studies for the Large Space Telescope
(LST), later the HUBBLE Space Telescope (HST).
UAH involvement
Worked for UAH Optics Department and assisted development of
ideas for the James Webb Space Telescope.
Immigration
Recruited by USAF to travel to the US under Project Paperclip.
Arrived in the United States at McGuire Air Force Base August 30,
1956.
Incidental remarks
Retired from NASA in 1998 and worked in US space industries
until 2004. Received NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 1993
for concept development of a Lunar-based Telescope.
140
�Neubert,
Erich Walter
Jan. 19, 1910
Feb. 27, 1990
Berlin, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Audio interview for Stages to Saturn
Education
Technical University, Darmstadt, BS 1934
Technical University, Darmstadt, MS 1936
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Starting Oct. 1939.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Sep. 18, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, Associate Deputy Director, Research and Development, in
1960 MSFC initial management structure. On July 1, 1965 list of
Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Sep. 18. 1945.
Incidental remarks
He was at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD from Oct. 1945 to Jan.
1946, and at White Sands Proving Ground, NM from Jan. 1946 to
Dec. 1946. However, he is in the Mar. 1946 Fort Bliss group
photograph.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Center Associate Deputy Director
Technical.
He retired from MSFC June 29, 1973.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 118.
141
�Neuhoefer,
Kurt Kunibert
Nov. 12, 1903
Feb. 12, 1973
Eger, Austria
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Munich Institute of Technology, attended two years – no degree,
About 1924 (general machine construction)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1942-1945, Assigned by Army, Rocket construction and
propulsion.
Fort Bliss
yes
GMDD-ABMA
no, Not found in Redstone Arsenal Directories. Moved to private
industry.
MSFC
no, Not found in directories.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
At Fort Bliss he was assigned to work on a rocket design that was
eventually named Loki.
In about 1971, he moved back to Huntsville and is listed as retired
in Huntsville directories until his death in 1973. He is not found in
Huntsville or MSFC directories before 1971.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 119.
142
�Nowak,
Max Ernst
Sep. 27, 1909
July 7, 1998
Zeitz, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the
first lunar landing) he is listed as Technical Assistant to the
Director of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 120.
143
�Oberth,
Hermann Julius
June 25, 1894
Dec. 28, 1989
Nagyszeben, Austria-Hungary
Nuremberg, West Germany
Archives holding
Several of his books.
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection with various items.
Education
Attended universities in Munich and Göttingen.
His proposed doctoral thesis on rocketry at the University of
Heidelberg was rejected in 1922. He declined to apply elsewhere.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes
Peenemünde
yes
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, 1955-1958
MSFC
no
Immigration
He came to the USA for only a few years and retired in Germany.
Incidental remarks
He is considered to be one of the founding fathers of rocketry and
space travel.
He was a mentor of Wernher von Braun.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 120.
144
�Osthoff,
Leopold Franz Karl
Oct. 13, 1909
1980
Berlin, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Munich, Dipl.Ing., 1933.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Jan. 1943-Apr. 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Sep. 8, 1947.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, At least 1950 through 1952.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Sep. 8, 1947.
Incidental remarks
A history of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Huntsville
notes that “In the summer of 1950, the Reverend Dr. Charles E.
Linn, President of the Georgia-Alabama Synod … was contacted
by Mr. Leopold Osthoff concerning the organization of a Lutheran
congregation for these space scientists.”
A 1952 Huntsville telephone directory lists: Osthoff, Leopold,
Sunrise Terr. He is not found in later directories.
An unverified report says that he returned to Germany.
An individual, Leopold Osthoff, filed for a German patent in 1956.
This individual also obtained later German patents.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 121.
145
�Paetz,
Aug. 13, 1909
Robert Heinrich Karl July 9, 1998
Hanover, Germany
Grant, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Mittweida Polytechnic Institute, BS, 1932, (electrical engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1942 – 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Feb. 3, 1946. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes,
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC. Retired 1970.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Feb. 3, 1946.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Saturn V Program Office, S1C
Stage Project Office.
His widow, Elfriede, married well known pianist Hans RichterHasser.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 122.
146
�Palaoro,
Hans Rudolf
Feb. 25, 1919
July 21, 1994
Schellstein, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Ingenieurschule, Ilmenau, B.S., 1939
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1939 – 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 6, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
Page 288 of The Rocket Team has an account of the rescue in
Germany of Palaoro’s son by Luehrsen.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Assistant Director of the Propulsion
and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 122.
147
�Panzer,
Walter Bernhard
Dec. 27, 1900
Oct. 11, 1989
Berlin, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Engineering School Hasse, Berlin 1922 – 1925
Gauss Engineering School, Berlin 1938 – 1939.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From 1935 to 1945 he was employed by Messrs Kreiselgeräte
as a plant manager in Berlin. This company supported the
gyroscope development for the V-2 rocket at Peenemünde.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1956.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. Retired 1968.
Incidental remarks
To avoid being sent to Russia to reassemble a gyroscope plant
disassembled in Germany he sought employment by the U.S.
In the 1964 MSFC Directory he is listed in the Astrionics Lab.
Inertial Sensors and Stabilizers Div.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 122.
148
�Patt,
Kurt
Mar. 18, 1913
Apr. 1, 1969
Berlin, Germany
Palos Verdes Estates, California
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
College for Mechanical Engineering Berlin, BS 1936 (mechanical
engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes, From 1936 to 1937.
Peenemünde
yes, 1937 to 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, From 1950 to 1956 when he joined TRW in California.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
The biography in his Archives file contains a rather detailed
account of work assignments in his sequence of positions.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 123.
149
�Paul,
Hans Georg
Apr. 15, 1909
May 6, 1980
Mainbernheim, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Munich Institute of Technology, B.S. 1930 (mechanical
engineering). Hanover Institute of Technology, M.S. 1934
(mechanical engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Apr. 18, 1942 through 1945
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, 1950-1960.
MSFC
yes, July 1960 to December 22 1973. On July 1, 1965 list of
Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss currently employed at MSFC.
UAH involvement
After retirement from MSFC, he worked with the UAH Johnson
Center on solar energy collectors.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
He worked on research, development and design in the areas of
chemical propulsion, cryogenics, thermal engineering,
thermodynamics, fluid dynamics for launch and space vehicles.
While employed by the Army, he was instrumental in developing
the first ablation cooled re-entry heat protection for the Jupiter
IRBM.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Chief of the Propulsion Division of
the Propulsion and Engineering Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 124.
150
�Pauli,
Fritz Karl
Aug. 22, 1913
Apr. 26, 1969
Munich, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Fritz Pauli Collection/.25 linear feet
Education
Universities in Weimar and Munich, Ing. degree 1933 (mechanical
and electrical engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1942-1945.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, arrived 1952.
MSFC
yes
Immigration
Came in 1952
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Test Laboratory.
The archives has a German original of the account: “Der Kleine
Rutsch,” “The Little Trip” by Fritz Pauli of the relocation of his
family from Europe to America. There is also an English
translation by Monika Sieber Sayar of “The Little Trip.”
From July 1946 to Apr. 1952, he worked in France for the Société
d'Études pour la Propulsion par Réaction.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 124.
151
�Pfaff,
Helmuth Gunther
Aug. 5, 1906
Nov. 26, 1984
Ludwigsburg, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama (home, Grant, AL)
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Helmuth Pfaff Collection/.25 linear feet
Education
Technische Hochschule, Dresden, 1925-1928
Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, 1935-1939, Dipl.Ing.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1941-1945.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1954.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. Retired 1971.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Astrionics Lab, ElectroMechanical Engineering Branch.
He was employed at Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt from
1946 to 1947, and at Eucom Engineering School from 1947 to
1950.
In Huntsville, he worked on early US satellites.
Helmuth Pfaff was an original member of the Huntsville Civic
Orchestra during its first full season, 1955-1956.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 125.
152
�Polstorff,
Walter K.
May 20, 1912
Mar. 12, 2007
Europe
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Doctorate
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1958.
MSFC
yes, Thirty-year civil service award in 1988 (Marshall Star July
13, 1988.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Computation Lab.
He was the author of several patents reported in Marshall Star.
He was the Plaintiff in a 1978 suit vs. James C. Fletcher.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
153
�Poppel,
Theodor Anton
May 23, 1918
Mar. 3, 1986
Epe, Germany
Titusville, Florida
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral History
Audio interview made during the initial information collection
period for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Technikum, Bad Frankenhausen, BS 1939 (engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes From Jan. 1940 to 1945
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Sep. 18, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, 1950 – 1960.
MSFC - KSC
yes, From 1960. Transferred to KSC in 1965. He was Director of
Launch Support at MSFC and subsequently at KSC. Retired in
1978
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Sep. 18, 1945.
Incidental remarks
He developed the Crawler, which transported rockets to the launch
pad and designed gantries for launch support.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 128.
154
�Prasthofer,
Willibald Peter
May 17, 1917
July 30, 1993
Marburg, Austria
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Video interview with Donald Tarter and Konrad Dannenberg.
Education
School of Engineering Graz-Gösting, Austria, BS (mechanical)
1937.
University of Alabama in Huntsville, MS (Systems eng) 1965
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1941-1945.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, ABMA employee in 1959 and 1960 Huntsville Directories.
MSFC
yes, 1960-1980.
UAH involvement
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, 1980-1989.
Senior staff engineer, School of Engineering and Research Institute
1989-1991.
Immigration
Came to USA in 1958.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Propulsion and Vehicle
Engineering Lab, Vehicle Systems Div.
1946-1953, Worked at Laboratoire de recherches balistiques et
aérodynamiques, in Vernon, France.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
155
�Raithel,
Wilhelm
May 20, 1913
Nov. 15, 2008
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, Dipl.Ing. 1936
Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, Dr.Ing. 1944
no
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
Höchst an der Nidder, Germany
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Peenemünde
yes, 1940-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Aug. 22, 1947.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Moved to General Electric company before 1960.
MSFC
no
UAH involvement
Beginning in 1952, at the University of Alabama Redstone Arsenal
Institute of Graduate Studies, Dr. Raithel was a lecturer in Strength
of Materials.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Aug. 22, 1947.
Incidental remarks
One of his contributions to space operations was the “ablation
concept” for re-entry into the atmosphere.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 129.
156
�Rees,
Eberhard F. M.
Apr. 28, 1908
Apr. 2, 1998
Trossingen, Germany
DeLand, Florida
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Video interview with Donald Tarter and Konrad Dannenberg.
Audio interview for Stages to Saturn.
Audio interview made during the initial information collection
period for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Technical University Stuttgart, B.S. (Mechanical Engineering)
1931.
Technical University Dresden, M.S. (equivalent) (M.E.), 1934.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Plant Manager for rocket development.
Fort Bliss
yes, Assistant to Wernher von Braun. Arrived Oct. 16, 1945. In
the late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes. Deputy to von Braun
MSFC
yes, Deputy Center Director, Research and Development,
July 1, 1960-Jan. 27, 1970.
Center Director, Mar. 1, 1970-Mar. 17, 1973
UAH involvement
Honorary Doctorate from UAH.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Oct. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
Rees and von Braun were a very efficient top management team
over a long period of time.
The Archives at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville
have document holdings for him.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 131.
157
�Reichert,
Rudolf Guenther
Aug. 18, 1929
Stuttgart, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Stuttgart, B.S. 1956 (mechanical
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In 1957 Huntsville Directory as emp Redstone Arsenal.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory and in directories through 1963, but
not in 1964 Directory.
Incidental remarks
In the 1963 MSFC Directory he is listed in the Test Division.
In Jan. 31 1962 he is cited in the Marshall Star as the operations
officer in the Huntsville Soaring Club.
He is missing from Huntsville City Directories from 1964 onward.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 132.
158
�Reilmann,
Karl Heinrich
Sep. 16, 1918
June 1, 1994
Lüchtringen, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Ingenieurschule, Bad Frankenhausen, B.S. 1939 (mechanical
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1940-1943. Test engineer.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1953. In 1955 Huntsville City Directory.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Test Laboratory, Systems
Engineering Div.
He was a member of the MSFC Test Laboratory in 1968 when he
received a 15-year service award.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 132.
159
�Reisig,
Gerhard Herbert Richard
Mar. 3, 1910
Mar. 9, 2005
Leipzig, Germany
Moorhead, Minnesota
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Gerhard Reisig Collection/48 linear feet
Education
Technical University of Dresden, BS in engineering physics. 1932
Technical University of Dresden, Diploma Engineer, 1934
Technical University of Braunschweig, Dr. of Engineering.1963.
Oral history
Video interview with Donald Tarter and Konrad Dannenberg.
Video interview with his daughters, Godela Reisig Iverson and
Gerlinda Reisig Talbot.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1937-1945
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 6, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes. 1950-1962
MSFC
yes, 1962-1973. On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from
Fort Bliss currently employed at MSFC.
UAH involvement
Beginning in 1952, at the University of Alabama Redstone Arsenal
Institute of Graduate Studies, Gerhard Reisig was a lecturer in
aerodynamics.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Computation Lab. Specialist in
environmental effects on rockets. Post MSFC retirement, he held
academic positions at University of Tennessee Space Institute and
Concordia College MN. He played the viola and was a longtime
officer of the Huntsville Chamber Music Guild.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 133.
160
�Rheinfurth,
Mario Hans
Sep. 29, 1929
Brauerschwend, Germany
April 2014 address: 4019 Juniper Dr. NW, Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, M.S. 1954 (physics)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1957.
MSFC
yes, From 1960 to retirement on May 3, 1994.
UAH involvement
He taught part-time at UAH from 1959 to 1994 in the Mechanical
Engineering Dept. (Adjunct Associate Professor).
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Aero-Astrodynamics Lab,
Dynamics and flight Mechanics Div.
When he retired, he was chief of Control Theory Branch in AeroAstrodynamics Laboratory
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 134.
161
�Riedel,
Walther III
Jan. 23, 1903
Nov. 16, 1974
Oschersleben, Germany
Hamburg, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical University of Charlottenburg, Berlin, Dipl. Ing. 1929.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1940-1945
Fort Bliss
yes, 1946-1947
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Incidental remarks
Left Ft. Bliss in 1947 for employment with North American
Aviation.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 135.
162
�Rosinski,
Werner Kurt
Sep. 23, 1914
May 14, 2000
Baruth. Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Video interview with Donald Tarter and Konrad Dannenberg.
Education
Golßen Technical (engineering) school, Baruth, (near
Kummersdorf.)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes, In1936-, electrical subforeman [NARA file]
Peenemünde
yes, Starting 1937 and through 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 6, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, 1950-1960.
MSFC
yes, 1960 to 1970 retirement. On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip
specialists from Fort Bliss currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Astrionics Lab, Electrical Systems
Integration Div.
Consulted with private industry after retirement from MSFC.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 138.
163
�Roth,
Ludwig
June 10, 1909
Nov. 10, 1967
Groß-Gerau, Germany
Redondo Beach, California
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Video interview with his son, Axel Roth.
Education
Darmstadt Institute of Technology, M.S. 1933 (engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1939-1945 Head of Future Projects Office.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Aug. 22, 1946. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Left in 1956 for position in private industry.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Aug. 22, 1846.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 138.
164
�Rothe,
June 2, 1907
Heinrich Carl August Feb. 21, 1994
Weimar, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Höhere Technische Lehranstalt in Hildburghausen, 4 years
training, (precision machinist).
Evening school, Berlin, graduate (electrical engineer).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Presumably interacted with Peenemünde on gyroscope
technology while working for Kreiselgeräte in Berlin.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Aug. 22, 1946. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, From 1950 to 1958, Deputy Chief of Gyro and Stabilizer
Branch. From 1958 to 1960, Chief of Gyro and Stabilizer Branch.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Aug. 22, 1946.
Incidental remarks
From 1934 to 1945 he worked at the Kreiselgeräte company in
Berlin doing design, testing and development. A product of the
company was gyroscopes.
Technical Director at Astrospace Huntsville (company name) from
1960-1965.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 138.
165
�Rothe,
Kurt Wilhelm
July 4, 1902
July 17, 1994
Europe
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Starting in 1939 and continuing until the British bombing raid
on Peenemünde.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1953.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. Retired 1970.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Propulsion and Vehicle
Engineering Lab, System Engineering Div.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 139.
166
�Rudolph,
Arthur Louis Hugo
Nov. 9, 1906
Jan. 1, 1996
Stepfershausen, Germany
Hamburg, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Arthur Rudolph Collection/.5 linear feet
Oral History
Audio interview made during the initial information collection
period for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Berlin Institute of Technology, BS 1930, (mechanical engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes, 1934-1937, Superintendent in charge of development and
testing of early rockets.
Peenemünde
yes, 1937-1945, Manager in charge of testing and production.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 6, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC. He was manager of the Saturn V
Project Office up until his retirement in 1968.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
Arthur Rudolph, who had built a workable rocket engine for the
German Army in 1931, was hired at Kummersdorf in 1933 [Rocket
Team, p 19]
He returned to Germany in 1984, where he lived until his death.
The Archives at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville
have document holdings for him.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 139
167
�Ruppe,
Harry O. H.
May 3, 1929
Leipzig, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical University of Berlin, Ph.D. 1962. (Thesis outlined a
manned expedition to Mars.)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1957.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. In 1964, he was named deputy
director of the Future Projects Office. He resigned from MSFC in
1966 to accept a professorship at the Technical University of
Munich.
Immigration
In the U.S. from 1957 to 1966.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 140.
168
�Sassenfeld,
Helmut M.
July 4, 1920
Sep. 1, 2014
Emmerich, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Darmstadt, Doctorate in mathematics
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1953
MSFC
no
UAH involvement
Taught graduate mathematics courses for University of Alabama
starting in the late 1950s.
Incidental remarks
In the mid-1950s he left civil service to head a group of computer
specialists working for General Electric as a facilities management
contractor for the Army Computation Lab, as explained by Charles
Bradshaw in his book Rockets, Reactors and Computers Define the
Twentieth Century.
Obituary relates that sometime after leaving Huntsville, he was a
civilian employee at White Sands Missile Range.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
169
�Schaefer,
Herbert
Nov. 2, 1911
May 13, 1999
Berlin, Germany
San Diego, California
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Beuth Schule, Technical College of Berlin, Graduate Mechanical
Engineer 1932.
New York University, B.S. 1945, M.S. 1948 (aeronautical
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes, From Nov. 1, 1932 to Jan. 27,1934, Laboratory Engineer,
Rocket Proving Ground, Berlin
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Joined Dec. 1, 1959.
MSFC
yes,
Immigration
Came to the United States in 1936. Citizenship 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the story of his life that he wrote and sent to Konrad
Dannenberg, he relates that “My first employment was as
Laboratory Engineer at the Raketenflugplatz in Berlin-Tempelhof,
where I participated in the development of rocket motors and three
launches.”
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Advanced Systems Office,
Resources Management Office.
Worked for Kollsman Instrument Corp. in New York state from
1937 to 1959.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
170
�Scharnowski,
Heinz Ludwig
June 3, 1910
Sep. 21, 1952
Elbing, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Heinz Scharnowski Collection (Digital)
Education
State Technical Academy, Nuremberg, B.S. 1934 (engineering).
Berlin Institute of Technology, Dipl.Ing. 1940 (electro-techniques
and machinery).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1943-1945, Specialized in measurement techniques.
Fort Bliss
yes
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Until he died on Sep. 21, 1952.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
\Incidental remarks.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 143.
171
�Scheufelen,
Klaus
Oct. 30, 1913
Oberlenningen, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Video interview with Konrad Dannenberg
Education
Institute of Technology, Darmstadt, Doctorate 1937
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes
Fort Bliss
yes, Only one year. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Feb. 3, 1946.
Returned to Germany after about 4 years in the USA.
Incidental remarks
His family was in the paper manufacturing business, to which he
returned. His company produced a flame-resistant paper used on
later Apollo missions. The Archives has a copy of one of his
documents about paper.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 144.
172
�Schilling,
Martin
Oct. 1, 1911
Apr. 30, 2000
Horde, Germany
Burlington, Massachusetts
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Institute of Technology in Hanover, Ph.D. 1937 (applied physics)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Left ABMA in 1958 to join the Raytheon Company in
Lexington MA.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
At Raytheon, Dr. Schilling became vice president for research and
engineering. He retired in 1977.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 145.
173
�Schlidt,
Rudolf Carl Hans
July 15, 1914
Sep. 28, 2012
Goch, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection & Dorette Schlidt
Collection/1 linear foot
Education
State Institute for Applied Technology, Köthen, B.S. 1939.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1942-1944 Inspection engineer, strength of materials, and
metallurgy. Worked in the material science laboratory under Dr.
Wolfgand Steuer.
1944-1945 In charge of finishing jet rudders.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In Technical Feasibility Study Office.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory but not in 1969. In January 1963,
Schlidt took a position with General Dynamics in Germany. The
family moved back to Huntsville in 1979.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
Rudolf Schlidt married Dorothea Kersten, the secretary of Wernher
von Braun in Peenemünde.
The Marshall Star cites that Rudolf H. Schlidt received awards for
patents in 1962 and 1966.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 145.
174
�Schlitt,
Mar. 15, 1912
Helmuth Wilhelm Emil Aug. 1976
Darmstadt, Germany
Woodland, California
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Darmstadt Institute of Technology, M.S. 1937, Ph.D. 1944
(engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1944-1945 Development engineer for rocket controls and
electronic measurement devices.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In 1951 Redstone Arsenal Directory, but not in 1956.
Test and Engineering Div, GMDG in 1951. Moved to private
industry.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 146.
175
�Schmidt,
Helmut Heinrich
Sep. 12, 1914
Apr. 27, 1998
Dresden, Germany
Spokane, Washington
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Dresden, Ph.D. 1941.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Mentioned in the Rocket Team account of the British bombing
raid on Peenemünde. He was probably supporting
work at Peenemünde under a contract with Technische
Hochschule, Dresden.
GMDD-ABMA
no, Not in 1950 Redstone Arsenal Directory.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On the Department of the Army list of special employees brought
to Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
There is a handwritten notation on the Department of the Army
list: “Left for Germany to marry (9/4/49) ; to leave Germany
(10/24/49).”
The Rocket Team mentions that Helmut Schmidt was a former
Olympic ski champion.
He went to the Army Map Service after Fort Bliss.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 146.
176
�Schneider,
Horst W.
Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Aeronautical engineer.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no, Dannenberg lists him as a German immigrant, but having had
no involvement with Peenemünde.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
yes
Incidental remarks
In the 1960 MSFC Directory he is listed in the Structures and
Mechanics Lab. In 1961 and 1961 he is listed as a MSFC resident
representative at General Dynamics-Astronautics in San Diego,
California.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
177
�Schnelle,
Heinz Otto Willi
Oct. 30, 1921
June 28, 1991
Braunschweig, Germany
Europe
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Städtliche Maschinenbauschule, Braunschweig, 1938 – 1941.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Mar. 1942-1945. Drawing control and checking. Later
pressure valves.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1952.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 and 1961 MSFC Directories, but not in 1969.
Incidental remarks
In the 1961 MSFC Directory he is listed in the Structures and
Mechanics Lab.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 148.
178
�Schuler,
Albert Eugen
May 6, 1915
July 9, 1998
Mosbach, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
University of Darmstadt, M.S. 1936 (technical physics).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From 1939 to 1945. Measurement procedures.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC. Disability retirement 1969.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Test Laboratory, Test
Instrumentation and Control Div.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 151.
179
�Schulz-Arenstorff,
Richard Franz Josef
Nov. 7, 1929
Hamburg, Germany
In 2013 he seems to have been living in Nashville, Tennessee.
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Ph.D. 1956 (mathematics)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In 1957 Huntsville Directory as mathematician Redstone
Arsenal.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. In 1969 MSFC Directory under
Arenstorff.
UAH involvement
Taught graduate mathematics courses for the University of
Alabama starting in the late 1950s.
Incidental remarks
Worked in the ABMA and MSFC Computation Laboratories.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 152.
180
�Schulze,
Heinrich A.
Aug. 29, 1914
Dec. 2, 1993
Hanover, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical College in Bremen, BS 1937 (mechanical engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, He was chief of the German Guided Missile Training School
from 1942 to 1945.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived in February 1953.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. Retired 1970.
Incidental remarks
After WWII, he was employed in engineering activities in Hanover
until he came to Huntsville in 1953.
The Marshall Star carried a biographical article on Heinrich
Schulze in its Mar. 29, 1961 issue.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Assistant Chief Technical in the
Facilities and Design Office.
While at MSFC, he was very active in the employee travel club
and was for some time its president.
The Archives at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville
have document holdings for him.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 152.
181
�Schulze,
Nov. 23, 1905
Wilhelm(Willi)August Nov. 4, 2001
Neulaubusch, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
William Schulze Collection/4.5 linear feet
Education
Max Byth Ingenieurschule, Berlin. Ing degree 1935.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes, A biography states “In February 1937 he joined Dr. Wernher
von Braun in Kummersdorf and then later moved to the rocket
development facility at Peenemünde.”
Peenemünde
yes, 1937-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Sep. 18, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, retired 1969. On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from
Fort Bliss currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Sep. 18, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Propulsion and Vehicle
Engineering Lab, Vehicle Systems Div.
Schulze’s home town, Neulaubusch, honored him with a memorial
air mail envelope with his picture and with a special cancellation
stamp having his name and his facial line image, 2002.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 152.
182
�Schwartz,
Friedrich Wilhelm
Feb. 8, 1909
Nov. 24, 1961
Fulda, Germany
Phoenix, Arizona
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Gauss Technical Institute, Berlin, B.S. (communications
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes. 1941-1945. Measurement installations for test stands.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Feb. 3, 1946. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In the 1951 Huntsville Directory he is listed as an engineer at
Redstone Arsenal. Not found in later directories.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Feb. 3,1946.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 154.
183
�Schwidetzki,
Walter Hans
Oct. 28, 1910
Dec. 17, 1996
Bromberg, Germany
Lubbock, Texas
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Berlin-Charlottenberg, Dr.Ing. 1939.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1942-1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Sep. 18, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In 1951 Redstone Arsenal Directory, but not in 1956.
Test and Engineering Div, GMDG in 1951. Moved to private
industry.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Sep. 18, 1945.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 155.
184
�Seiler,
Ernst Edward
Apr. 5, 1913
Sep. 8, 1997
Danzig
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Danzig (1034 – 1935).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1941-1945. Construction of propulsion parts and evaluation
of test data.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Jan. 5, 1948.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, Retiree.
Immigration
On the Department of the Army list of special employees brought
to Fort Bliss. Arrived Jan. 5 1948.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Quality and Reliability Assurance
Lab.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 156.
185
�Sendler,
Karl
Aug. 19, 1914
2001
Vienna, Austria
Cocoa Beach Florida
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
University of Vienna, MS (electronics engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes
Fort Bliss
yes Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC – KSC
yes
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945
Incidental remarks
At KSC, he was the Assistant Center Director for Instrumentation.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 156.
186
�Sieber,
Werner Hans
Mar. 27, 1912
Apr. 3, 1995
Jena, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Werner Sieber Collection/13 linear feet
Oral History
Audio interview made during the initial information collection
period for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Technical University, Hanover, Dr. Ing. 1939 (engineering
physics)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes
Fort Bliss
yes, In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Feb. 3, 1946.
Incidental remarks
His Archives collection has many documents of historical value.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Chief of the Test Instrumentation and
Control Division of the Test Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 157.
187
�Speer,
Fritdjof A. (Fred)
Aug. 23, 1923
Berlin, Germany
April 2014 address: 2417 Rogue Valley Manor Dr., Medford, Oregon
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical University of Berlin, PhD. 1953 (physics).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, In Signal Corps of German Army 1943-1945. Stationed at
Peenemünde. Involved in flight tracking and evaluation of V-1.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived Mar. 26, 1955.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC initial directory. Appointed Associate (Center)
Director for Science in 1983. Retired in that position on Dec. 31,
1986.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Manager of the Missions Operations
Office.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 160.
188
�Sperling,
Hans J.
May 26, 1930
May 19, 2012
Europe
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Doctorate
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1958.
MSFC
yes, Fifteen-year service award in 1974.
UAH involvement
Taught graduate courses at University of Alabama Huntsville
extension in the early 1960s.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Aero-Astrodynamics Lab.
Archive file has a list of some of his theoretical mechanics papers
in German journals.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
189
�Spohn,
Eberhard Julius
Jan. 23, 1906
2005
Blaubeuren, Germany
Heidelberg, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Berlin, Dr.Ing. 1932.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
yes Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, In the 1951 Huntsville Directory he is listed as a chemist at
Redstone Arsenal. Not found in later directories.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
He worked for Portland cement companies from 1934 to 1945.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 160.
190
�Stein,
Arnold Bernhard
Sep. 4, 1905
Aug. 26, 1992
Lüttich, Belgium
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Ingenieurschule, Köthen, Ing. Degree, 1928
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Worked in Berlin and travelled back and forth to Peenemünde.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived June 11, 1948
GMDD-ABMA
yes From 1950 to 1960.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. Retired 1972.
Immigration
On the Department of the Army list of special employees brought
to Fort Bliss. Arrived June 11, 1948.
Incidental remarks
In the 1970 MSFC Directory he is listed in Program Development,
Advanced Program Support Office.
His specialty was design of structural airframes and integral
missile tanks.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 161.
191
�Steinhoff,
Ernst A.
Feb. 11, 1908
Dec. 2, 1987
Treysa, Germany
Alamogordo, New Mexico
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral History
Audio interview made during the initial information collection
period for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Darmstadt Institute of Technology, B.S. 1931 (aeronautics)
M.S. 1933 (meteorology) and Dr.Engineering 1940 (applied
physics).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From June 1939 to 1945.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph. In
1949 he transferred to Holloman Air Force Base.
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
He left federal service in 1956 to work in private industry, but in
1963 he returned to Holloman as Chief Scientist of the Air Force
Missile Development Center. He retired there in 1972.
He was inducted in 1979 in the International Space Hall of Fame at
the New Mexico Museum of Space History.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 161.
192
�Steurer,
Wolfgang Hermann
May 11, 1913
Apr. 12, 1986
Freiburg, Germany
La Canada, California
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule, Stuttgart, M.S. and Ph.D., 1942.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Oct. 1943 to 1945. Chief of material development and testing
laboratory.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, From 1950 to 1958 when he left to join private industry.
While with the Army he was Chief of the Materials Laboratory.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
After leaving Huntsville he moved to California where he worked
for Convair, General Dynamics and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 162
193
�Struck,
Heinrich Georg
Dec. 3, 1925
Thal - Bad Pyrmont, Germany
April 2014 address: 10 Old Chimney Rd, Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical University of Brunswick, Diploma (MS) (aerodynamics
and fluid dynamics)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived Oct. 1958.
MSFC
yes, From 1960 to retirement in May 1994. Worked in the
Dynamics Division of the Aero-Astrodynamics Laboratory.
UAH involvement
Lectured in evening courses at UAH on a variety of subjects,
mostly aerodynamics and flight dynamics, for about seven years in
the 1960s.
Incidental remarks
During the Space Shuttle period at MSFC, he worked foremost on
the Solid Booster parachute recovery and other main engine
problems.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
194
�Stuhlinger,
Ernst
Dec. 19, 1913
May 25, 2008
Niederrimbach, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Ernst Stuhlinger Recognition Collection/ 2 linear feet
Oral history
Video interview with Donald Tarter and Konrad Dannenberg.
Audio interviews (2 parts) for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
University of Tübingen, PhD, 1936 (cosmic ray physics)
no
Peenemünde
yes, Transferred by German Army to Peenemünde in 1943 when
he returned by foot from the Russian front.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Feb. 3, 1946. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, 1950 to 1960. Director Research Projects Division, ABMA
MSFC
yes, Director Research Projects Division in 1960 MSFC initial
management structure.
MSFC Associate Director for Science, 1968-1976. Retired 1976.
UAH involvement
Beginning in 1951, the first year of the University of Alabama
Redstone Arsenal Institute of Graduate Studies, Dr. Stuhlinger was
a lecturer in Physics
Senior Research Scientist and Adjunct Professor from 1976.
UAH hosted a one-day “Ernst Stuhlinger Recognition
Symposium” on November 18, 2008.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Feb. 3, 1946.
Incidental remarks
He co-authored with Frederick Ordway III: Wernher von Braun
Crusader for Space, An Illustrated Memoir.
He pioneered the development of electrical propulsion.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Director Space Sciences Laboratory.
The personal papers of Ernst Stuhlinger are in the Archives of the
U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to th
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 164.
195
�Tessmann,
Bernhard Robert
Aug. 15, 1912
Dec. 19, 1993
Zingst, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Bernhard Tessman Collection/1 linear foot
Education
Gewerbesaal College, Berlin, BS 1935 (mechanical engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes, Starting in 1935.
Peenemünde
yes, 1936 to 1945
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, Retired 1972. On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists
from Fort Bliss currently employed at MSFC.
UAH involvement
The Ilse and Bernhard Tessmann Music and Foreign Language
Scholarships are awarded at UAH.
Volunteer help at the Johnson Environmental and Energy Center
after retirement from MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In 1935, von Braun recruited Bernhard Tessmann, who was then
employed by Orenstein and Koppel in Berlin, to join the
Kummersdorf team [Rocket Team p 23]
Tessmann and Dieter Huzel were instrumental in preserving the
V-2 documents as the war in Europe ended.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Deputy Director of the Test
Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 167.
196
�Teuber,
Dieter Ludwig Heinrich
Mar. 22, 1928
Jelsen, Germany
April 2014 address: 1032 Toney Dr. SE, Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Video interview by C. A. Lundquist.
Education
Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, Dipl.Ing. 1951.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1953
MSFC
yes, From 1960 to retirement in Jan. 1984.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Aero-Astrodynamics Lab,
Dynamics and Flight Mechanics Div.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 167.
197
�Thiel,
Adolf K.
Feb. 12, 1915
June 2, 2001
Vienna, Austria
Palos Verdes Estates, California
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Dipl. Ing and Dr, Ing. 1945,
(aeronautical engineering and mathematics-physics)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Worked full time under contract to Peenemünde from 1941 to
1945 while at Technische Hochschule Darmstadt.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived July 12, 1946. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Was director of Technical Feasibility Studies Office from
1952 to 1955. Resigned in 1955 to accept employment at TRW.
MSFC
no
UAH involvement
Beginning in 1951, the first year of the University of Alabama
Redstone Arsenal Institute of Graduate Studies, Dr. Thiel was a
lecturer in Mathematics.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived July 12, 1946.
Incidental remarks
He was director of the Thor ballistic missile program. Retired
from TRW on Dec. 31, 1980 as Senior Vice-President.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 167.
198
�Thomas,
Horst F.
Nov. 1, 1931
Berlin, Germany
Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical University in Stuttgart (master’s degree in mechanical
engineering) 1956
Technical University in Berlin, PhD, 1969
Rakenteflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Came to Huntsville in 1958.
MSFC
yes, In 1960 MSFC Directory. He got 10-year service award in
May 1968.
Incidental remarks
He probably knew H. H. Koelle from their days at the University
in Stuttgart. Koelle preceded him at ABMA.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as chief of the Advanced Studies Office
in the Aero-Astrodynamics Laboratory.
In 1970 he was host for a HEAO meeting at MSFC.
In 1978, he was Head of Aerospace Engineering at Aachen
University in Germany.
In the 1980s, as part of the Aachen University-University of
Tennessee Space Institute cooperation program, occasionally he
taught at UTSI.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
199
�Tiller,
Werner Gerhard
May 9, 1914
Mar. 15, 1974
Berlin, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Preußische Bergakademie zu Clausthal, Zellerfeld, attended 1942.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1941-1945. Designer.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived June 24, 1946. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, Director of Weapons Systems Office in 1960 MSFC initial
management structure. On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists
from Fort Bliss currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived June 24, 1946.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Assistant to the Director of the
Quality and Reliability Laboratory.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 168.
200
�Tschinkel,
Johann Gustav
Apr. 7, 1907
Sep. 21, 2004
Linz, Austria
Tallahassee, Florida
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
German Charles University at Prague, Ph.D. 1931 (chemistry)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, When Germany occupied Czechoslovakia during WW II he
was drafted into the German rocket development program.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Left in Sep. 1957 to join Pratt and Whitney Aircraft at
Hartford, CT.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On the Department of the Army list of special employees brought
to Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 171.
201
�Tuebbecke,
July 15, 1907
Julius Karl Reinhold Oct. 23, 1959
Berlin, Germany
Madison, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Gauss Schule, Berlin, Dipl.Ing. 1931.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1939-1945. Electrical engineer in section for control
instrumentation.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1951.
MSFC
no
Incidental remarks
At time of death he was an engineer in the System Analysis and
Reliability Laboratory of ABMA.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 171.
202
�Urbanski,
Arthur
Jan. 24, 1900
Jan. 1977
Klausdorf, Berlin, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Machine Construction School, Berlin. (master mechanic)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes, 1936-1937. Worked on driving mechanisms and valves for
rocket testing [NARA file].
Peenemünde
yes, 1937-1943. Master machinist and workshop foreman.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, Noted as retired on July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists
from Fort Bliss currently employed at MSFC. He is listed as Chief
of the Mechanical Systems Analysis Branch of the Quality
Laboratory in the 1963 MSFC Directory, but not listed in the 1964
Directory.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 172.
203
�Vandersee,
Fritz
June 22, 1918
Mar. 1, 1975
Bobau, West Prussia
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Trade school, Berlin, 1940.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1943-1945. Assembly foreman, testing and assembly of
rockets.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Test Laboratory.
He was the subject of a “Star Salute” in the April 18, 1962 issue of
the Marshall Star.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 172.
204
�von Braun,
Magnus
May 10, 1919
June 21, 2003
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Universität München, M.S. (organic chemistry).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Arrived in July 1943.
Fort Bliss
yes.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, He left Army employment in 1955 to accept employment with
the Chrysler missile division.
MSFC
no
UAH involvement
In the academic year 1951-1952, Magnus von Braun was a parttime instructor in German at the University of Alabama Huntsville
Center.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
.
Incidental remarks
Greifswald, Germany
Phoenix, Arizona
After working for the missile division, he served in the UK as the
Chrysler export director until 1975, when he returned to the US.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 020.
205
�von Braun,
Wernher
Mar. 23, 1912
June 16, 1977
Wirsitz, Germany
Alexandria, Virginia
Archives holding
Wernher von Braun Collection/3.25 linear feet
Video interview with Bob Ward, including a discussion of writing
Dr. Space: The Life of Wernher von Braun.
Remarks by Frederick I. Ordway III about writing The Rocket
Team.
Videos of several von Braun talks and presentations.
Oral history
Audio conversation with Willy Ley, particularly events before
Peenemünde.
Education
Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg Berlin, Dipl. Ing., 1932
Friedrich Wilhelm University, Ph.D., 1934
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes, A leader in the group of young rocket enthusiasts.
Peenemünde
yes, Technical director of rocket development.
Fort Bliss
yes, Nominal leader of the team. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Technical director.
MSFC
yes. Center Director, July 1, 1960-Jan. 27, 1970.
UAH involvement
In a talk to the Alabama Legislature, he convinced them to
authorize the University of Alabama Research Institute in
Huntsville.
Von Braun Research Hall at UAH was dedicated in his honor.
He was a vocal proponent of the need for a research university in
Huntsville.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Sep. 18, 1945.
Incidental remarks
The UAH commemoration of 100 years since his birth was video
recorded, including a panel discussion and performance of his
piano compositions.
Personal papers of Wernher von Braun are in the Archives of the
U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville.
His Paperclip U.S. employment file was not sent to the National Archives and Records
Administration.
206
�von Pragenau,
George Landwehr
Jan. 5, 1927
July 11, 2013
Austria
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
George Landwehr von Pragenau Collection
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived 1958.
MSFC
yes, Retired April 1991.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Astrionics Lab, Flight Dynamics
Branch.
George von Pragenau was 1985 NASA Inventor of the Year.
He is cited many times in the Marshall Star for having been
awarded patents.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
207
�von Puttkamer,
Jesco Hans Max
Sep. 22, 1933
Dec. 27, 2012
Leipzig, Germany
Washington DC area
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technische Hochschule in Aachen, graduate
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
yes, Joined MSFC in 1962. Moved to NASA Headquarters in
1974, where he worked until his death.
Immigration
Came to the USA in 1962.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Aero-Astrodynamics Lab.
Not in NARA Foreign Scientist Case Files 1947-1958.
208
�von Saurma,
Friedrich Graf
Feb. 28, 1908
Dec. 12, 1961
Dahsau, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Video interview with his wife, Ruth von Saurma, Jan. 2015.
Education
Technical University of Breslau, Dipl.Ing. 1940.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, In 1943 he became Technical Director of the rocket testing
and training center at Zempin on the island of Usedom.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived in January 1954. Became Chief of the Weapons
Systems Information Office.
MSFC
yes, At the time of his death in 1961, he was a senior engineer in
the Saturn Systems Office.
Immigration
Came to the United States in 1953 under Paperclip program.
Incidental remarks
For part of his time at ABMA, he was an assistant to Wernher von
Braun and occasionally substituted for him at public occasions.
Friedrich’s wife, Ruth von Saurma, was an employee of ABMA
and MSFC, until her retirement.
The Archives at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville
have document holdings for him.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 142.
209
�von Saurma,
Aug. 29, 1921
Ms. Ruth G. (Ramthun)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Resident of Huntsville, AL in 2014
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Video interview, Jan. 2015
Education
College of Foreign Languages at Lette-Haus, Berlin
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, worked for Askania-Werke at Peenemünde, within sight of the
rocket test flights.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Began employment as a translator and writer in the
Development Operations Division at ABMA in 1958.
MSFC
yes, From July 1960 until retirement in July 1982. Ultimately was
the International Public Relations Specialist. This involved helping
international visitors during their time with MSFC
Immigration
She came to the United States with her husband, Friedrich von
Saurma in 1953 under Paperclip program.
Incidental remarks
For several years she assisted Wernher von Braun with
international correspondence. She translated incoming mail,
composed draft replies and transcribed the reply in the language of
the original sender.
In the Nov. 8, 1961 Marshall Star, she is cited as the translator of a
paper, “Flight Mechanics of Photon Rockets,” by Eugen Saenger, a
prominent German space scientist. Ms. Von Saurma then worked
in the Space Systems Information Branch of the Management
Services Office that distributed the paper within MSFC. She also
translated and authored other documents
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) she is listed in the Public Affairs Office.
She became very active in cultural activities in Huntsville.
210
�von Tiesenhausen,
Georg
May 18, 1914
June 4, 2018
Riga, Latvia
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Video interview with Donald Tarter and Konrad Dannenberg
Education
Engineering Institute Hamburg, B.A. Mechanical Engineering
1943
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From 1943 to 1945
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, From 1953 to 1960.
MSFC
yes, Retired 1986.
Immigration
Came to the United States in 1953.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Advanced Systems Office,
Mission Engineering Office.
After retirement he was a regular lecturer at the Space Camp and
Space Academy in Huntsville
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 168.
211
�Voss,
Werner Erwin Otto
June 25, 1913
Aug. 14, 1993
Stettin, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral History
Audio interview made during the initial information collection
period for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Maschinenbauschule, Stettin, 3 years (electrical and mechanical
engineering) followed by 2 years of correspondence school in
Berlin.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1939-1945. Test stand technician and experimental valve
development.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived July 22, 1946. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived July 22, 1946.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Propulsion and Vehicle
Engineering Lab, Propulsion Div.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 174
212
�Vowe,
Theodor Karl Otto
June 25, 1904
June 7, 1989
Berlin, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Polytechnic Institute of Lage, B.S. 1930-1933 (mechanical
engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1940-1945. Construction of test stand installation for V-2.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Feb. 3, 1946. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes,
MSFC-KSC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Feb. 3, 1946.
Incidental remarks
Was in Launch Operations Directorate at MSFC.
Theodor Vowe was an original member of the Huntsville Civic
Orchestra during its first full season, 1955-1956.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 174.
213
�Wagner,
Carl Wilhelm
May 25, 1901
Leipzig, Germany
Göttingen, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
University of Leipzig, Ph.D. 1934 (physical chemist).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, He was a university professor who cooperated with
Peenemünde via a contract.
Fort Bliss
yes Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. Note that he moved to Cambridge,
Mass. in 1949
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
From 1940 to 1945 he was a Professor of Physical Chemistry at the
Institute of Technology, Darmstadt.
Reported to have returned to Germany before 1960.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 174.
214
�Wagner,
Hermann Rudolf
Aug. 3, 1910
Jan. 8, 1999
Pima, Germany
Tucker, Georgia
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Hermann Wagner Collection/.5 linear feet
Education
Engineering School of City of Dresden, graduated 1939,
(mechanical and structural engineering)
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From 1939 to 1945, as a design engineer for launching and
handling equipment in the V-2 rocket program.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived Apr., 1953.
MSFC
yes, Retired in 1973
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Astrionics Lab, Materials Div.
In Huntsville, at ABMA and MSFC, he worked on many scientific
payloads, from Explorer 1 through the Apollo Telescope Mount
carried on Skylab.
He had patents on a collapsible loop antenna system for satellites
and on Separation devices.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 175.
215
�Weber,
Fritz Horst
May 9, 1916
Aug. 4, 1996
Striegau, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection, including a major
report by him: “Saturn 1B/V
Archives holding
Instrument Unit.”
Education
Berufsschule (Electrical) Schweidnitz, Schlesien, 1933-1936.
Höhere Technische Lehranstalt Gauss, Berlin, Dipl. Ing. 1939
(engineering and mathematics).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Oct. 24, 1941 to Sep. 30, 1945. He was Section Chief for
instrumentation and testing of steering controls in static tests of
missiles.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Jan. 5, 1948
GMDD-ABMA
yes, 1950-1960. Pershing Guidance and Control Project Leader for
G & C Lab.
MSFC
yes, 1964-1965, Chief Project Engineer for Saturn 1B/V
Instrumentation Unit.
1972, Chief Engineer for Gravity Probe A Project.
UAH involvement
He worked on the electric car project with Ernst Stuhlinger in the
mid-1970s.
Immigration
On the Department of the Army list of special employees brought
to Fort Bliss. Arrived in New York, Jan. 2, 1948.
Incidental remarks
He was a German soldier in Poland in 1939, in France in 1940 and
in Russia in 1941.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Chief of the Projects Office in the
Astrodynamics Laboratory.
Sherman Seltzer in quoted describing how Fritz Weber mentored him during his early
years at ABMA and MSFC.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 170
216
�Weidner,
Hermann Joachim
Aug. 24, 1912
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Audio interview for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Darmstadt Institute of Technology, M.S. (engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1941-1945. Assembly and supervision of an A-4 rocket test
stand.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 6, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC. Retired Dec. 1973.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
He was selected as the first MSFC Director of Science and
Engineering by a vote of the laboratory directors, who would
thereafter report to him. Later, von Braun would sometimes
introduce him as his “pope.”
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Director of Research and
Development Operations.
He retired unexpectedly early due to ill health of his wife.
Subsequently he returned to Germany and remarried.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 177.
217
�Wiesman,
Walter Fritz
Aug. 30, 1920
July 11, 2000
Dortmund, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Ludendorff Scientific High School, Dortmund, 6 years, graduate.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Drafted into the Luftwaffe in 1940 and arrived in Peenemünde
in May 1943. He became the business assistant to the development
manager and chief technical designer.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC. Retired 1970.
UAH involvement
Worked with UAH for more than a decade and was the 1990-92
Executive-in Residence at the College of Administrative Science.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as responsible for Internal
Communications in the Manpower Utilization and Administration
Office.
He became an authority in organizational communication, and his
work for the Army, NASA and after retirement involved many
public speaking engagements.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 181.
218
�Wittman,
Albin
Nov. 17, 1907
Aug. 16 1988
Obrigheim, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Trade school, Mosbach, Baden, Germany, 1922-1925 (electrical
engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, Oct. 1941 to May 1945. (master electrician). Foreman and
section chief for A-4 electrical wiring and ground installations.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Dec. 6, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC
yes, On July 1, 1965 list of Paperclip specialists from Fort Bliss
currently employed at MSFC.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Dec. 6, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Quality and Reliability Assurance
Lab.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 183.
219
�Woerdemann,
Hugo H.
Feb. 21, 1915
June 24, 1999
Hamburg, Germany
Temecula, California
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Technical University Hanover, B.S. 1938 (engineering)
Technical University Dresden, Dipl. Ing. 1940 (engineering.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From 1940 to 1945, while at the Technical University in
Dresden, he worked under contract to Peenemünde on electronic
equipment for the A4 rocket.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph. He
left Fort Bliss in 1949 to work for North American Aviation.
GMDD-ABMA
no
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 183.
220
�Wuenscher,
Hans Friedrich
Jan. 29, 1915
Dec. 13, 1980
Stollberg, Germany
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Audio interview (2 parts) for Stages to Saturn.
Audio interview made during the initial information collection
period for Stages to Saturn.
Education
Technische Hochschule, Berlin, 1939-1941.
Technische Hochschule, Prague, 1941-1943.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived in 1958.
MSFC
yes
Immigration
Came to the US in 1956 to work at Holloman Air Force Base.
Incidental remarks
Worked as an aeronautical engineer for the German Aircraft
Development Center before coming to the United States.
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed as Assistant Director for Advanced
Projects of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory.
At MSFC, he was a pioneer in space manufacturing, with a
particular interest in crystal growth under micro-gravity conditions.
He was the subject of a “Star Salute” in the January 29, 1969 issue
of the Marshall Star.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 184.
221
�Zeiler,
Albert Franz
Mar. 9, 1913
Oct. 16, 1975
Niklasdorf, Austria
Merritt Island, Florida
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Bundeslehranstalt für Maschinenbau und Elektrotechnik,
Klagenfurt, Austria, 1929-1934, BS degree (mechanical
engineering).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, From Oct. 1939 to May 1945. He was a launch pad engineer.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Feb. 3, 1946. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes
MSFC – KSC
yes, From 1960. Transferred to KSC in 1963, and became Center
Coordinator for Mechanics and Propulsion, Launch Operations.
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Feb. 3, 1946.
Incidental remarks
He was launch pad engineer for the first Redstone rocket launch on
Oct. 20, 1953 at Cape Canaveral. He planned, designed and
coordinated construction and operations of the special launch
facilities in the Pacific for Operation Hardtack.
He was involved in about 700 V-2 launches in Germany and 139
launches at KSC.
Albert Zeiler was an original member of the Huntsville Civic
Orchestra during its first full season, 1955-1956.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 185.
222
�Zettler-Seidel,
Philipp Wolfgang
Aug. 1, 1914
Mar. 19, 2002
Leipzig, Germany
Du Bois, PA
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
Philipp Zettler-Seidel Collection
Education
University of Leipzig, 4 years, Ph.D. candidate, (physics,
mathematics and philosophy).
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
yes, 1940-1944, Exterior ballistics and gyroscope technology.
1944-1946, Wind tunnel technology at Kochel.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
Moved to Huntsville in 1952 from Silver Springs, MD.
Moved from Huntsville to Pennsylvania in 1959.
MSFC
no
Immigration
Navy list. Arrived Feb. 3, 1946 at Naval Ordnance Laboratory,
Silver Springs MD.
Incidental remarks
The UAH Archives has copies of several reports co-authored by
him during his tenure at Peenemünde and Kochel, Germany.
During the later years of his life he was an assistant professor of
physics at the Du Bois campus of the Pennsylvania State
University.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 185.
223
�Ziesmer,
Erich W.
Nov. 29, 1913
June 6, 1997
Europe
Huntsville, Alabama
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Education
Trade school.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
no
Peenemünde
no, But may have been involved in gyroscope development for
Peenemünde while working as a draftsman for Kreiselgeräte Co. in
Berlin from 1934 to 1945.
Fort Bliss
no
GMDD-ABMA
yes, Arrived in 1954.
MSFC
yes, Retired in 1974.
Incidental remarks
In the February 1969 MSFC Directory (five months before the first
lunar landing) he is listed in the Astrionics Lab, Inertial Sensors
and Stabilizers Div.
From 1946 to 1950 he worked for the British Government.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 186.
224
�Zoike,
Helmut Max
Apr. 12, 1915
Aug. 15, 2005
Danzig, Germany
Santa Barbara, California
UAHuntsville
Archives holding
File folder in Charles Lundquist Collection
Oral history
Video interview with Donald Tarter and Konrad Dannenberg.
Education
Attended Gauss Engineering School in Berlin for one year.
In 1935 he joined Siemens, Apparate und Maschinen GMBH as a
laboratory technician for automatic autopilot development.
Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf
yes, Joined Raketenflugplatz activities in 1930, at age 15.
Later, in 1938 he moved from Kummersdorf to Peenemünde,
[Wernher von Braun, Crusader for Space p 27].
Peenemünde
yes, Came to Peenemünde on Sep. 1, 1938. His biography notes
that at Peenemünde he was in charge of the first 28 V-2 firings.
Fort Bliss
yes, Arrived Nov. 16, 1945. In late 1946 group photograph.
GMDD-ABMA
yes, From 1950 to 1955.
MSFC
no
Immigration
On Department of the Army list of special employees brought to
Fort Bliss. Arrived Nov. 16, 1945.
Incidental remarks
In December 1955 he joined Servomechanisms Inc. in California.
His biography relates that at Raketenflugplatz he met Wernher von
Braun, Hans Hueter, Willy Ley and others.
At the National Archives and Records Administration, in Record Group 330; Foreign
Scientist Case Files 1947-1958, his personnel dossier is one of over 1500 dossiers of
German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers who were brought to the
United States under Project Paperclip and similar programs. His dossier is in Stack Area
230, Row 86, Box 186.
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<i>Transplanted Rocket Pioneers</i>.
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Engineers
Fort Bliss (Tex.)
German Americans
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Peenemünde (Germany)
Huntsville (Ala.)
Madison County (Ala.)
Operation Paperclip (U.S.)
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The information in this dataset is reproduced from Charles Lundquist's 2014 monograph Transplanted Rocket Pioneers. The information includes biographical and professional information that he compiled to produce the book. Each individual represented in the dataset also has a vertical file in the Lundquist Collection at UAH.
Transplanted Rocket Pioneers is a recognition of the early members of the von Braun rocket team, many of whom were key players in the successful moon landing. Many historians conclude that the lunar missions of the Apollo Program could not have been possible without the leadership and experience provided by a corps of engineers, scientists and managers transplanted from Europe to the Unites States after World War II. This fact motivated Dr. Lundquist to deposit this work in the Archives of the Library at the University of Alabama in Huntsville by assembling a file on each of the individuals who came from Europe to participate in the rocketry activities in Huntsville, or, in a few cases, individuals who had other ties to Huntsville.
This dataset includes a standard one-page summary sheet for each subject. Although most sheets are relatively complete, some data are still missing.
The first two lines on each page records fundamental identification information:
Family name Date of birth Place of birth Given names Date of death Place of death
The next standard entry is a statement of the extent of the Archives Holdings, either i) A primary collection of documents housed in one or more banker boxes, usually a separate individual collection ii) A secondary collection in a standard archive box, or iii) a file folder. Next, if there is an oral or video history for the individual, this fact is noted. A statement about the highest education levels of the individual follows. The next five entries, in chronological order, record whether the individual participated in activities at five sites:
1. Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf: Individuals engaged in the activities at these sites of early rocket development experiments sponsored first by VfR and subsequently by the German Army.
2. Peenemünde: Included here are individuals who participated in Peenemünde programs under several auspices, including as Army civilian employees, as members of the German military, as contractor employees on site or visiting as needed, and as university employees collaborating as required.
3. Fort Bliss: Individuals who were brought to Fort Bliss from 1945 to 1950.
4. GMDD-ABMA: Individuals who came to Huntsville, Alabama to work for the US Army rocket programs in the decade 1950 to 1960.
5th MSFC: Individuals who were employed by the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in the 1960s.
Some people had various relationships with UAH and that is so noted. Additionally, a statement of immigration details is noted if pertinent. Finally, a great variety of incidental information is included under Incidental Remarks.
UAH Special Collections welcomes additions of biographical materials to the vertical file in the Charles Lundquist Collection. Please note that the work is that of Dr. Lundquist and may contain errors or omissions which are solely the product of his work on the project, as noted in the introduction of the work.: " Finally, it is pertinent to note that any document containing large files will surely have some mistakes or omission. Any errors are the responsibility of the author alone." As was the wish of Dr. Lundquist, we will strive to make factual corrections to the online copy when necessary.
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Lundquist, Charles A.
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The University of Alabama in Huntsville
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2014
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en
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Oral History Collection
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The University of Alabama in Huntsville's Oral History Collection contains oral interviews with the men responsible for some of America's greatest achievements in outer space and the individuals who helped make UAH what it is now.
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKJDkHGcr9g&feature=youtu.be">Dr. Charles Lundquist (Space History Interviews)</a>
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Interview by David Christensen on February 10, 2005
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2005-02-10
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http://youtu.be/kKJDkHGcr9g
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UAHSalmonLibrary<br />published via YouTube.com
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2015-06-16T15:07:47.000Z
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Explorer 1 (Artificial satellite)
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
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Lundquist, Charles A.
Oral History
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William August Schulze Collection
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William August Schulze Collection
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William August Schulze (November 23, 1905 to November 4, 2001) received his education at Max Byth Ingenieurschule, Berlin, graduating with an engineering doctorate degree in 1935 (Lundquist).
Schulze was a guided missile expert during WWII, and he worked at Peenemünde from 1937 until 1945 (Wade, Lundquist). He was brought to America through Operation Paperclip, and he worked as a member of von Braun's Rocket Team (Wade).
By July 1, 1965, Schulze was employed at the Marshall Space Flight Center. "In the February 1969 MSFC Directory, he is listed in the Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Lab, Vehicle Systems Div." He retired in 1969 (Lundquist).
Works Cited
Lundquist, Charles. "Transplanted Rocket Pioneers," 2015.
Wade, Mark. "Schulze, August Wilhelm." Encyclopedia Astronautica, http://www.astronautix.com/s/schulze.html.
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William A. Schulze and Hans Palaoro at Marshall Space Flight Center.
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The bulletin board behind Schulze reads "Vehicle Engineering Branch." Palaoro was the head of the Vehicle Systems Engineering Branch of the Structures and Mechanics Division at Marshall Space Flight Center.
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George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
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1960-1969
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Palaoro, Hans
Schulze, William August
Aeronautical engineers
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville (Ala.)
Madison County (Ala.)
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University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collection, Huntsville, Alabama
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en
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AN EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATION OF THE
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
ORGANIZATION
SERIES
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Marshall Space Flight center
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
Development of large launch vehicles such as
Saturn V and spacecraft for deep space and near
earth missions and studies of future space explora
tion proje<;:ts are the prime responsibilities of the
Marshall Space Flight Center. Named for General
George C. Marshall, the Center is National Aero
nautics and Space Administration's largest installa
tion.
The joint responsibility of its more than 7,000
employees is the development of large rockets, and
the development of spacecraft such as the Orbital
Workshop which can sustain astronauts on missions
of up to 58 days. Marshall Center scientists and en
gineers have designed many of this country's rock
ets, including the Redstone, Jupiter, Saturn I, Up
rated Saturn I and Saturn V. They are presently lay-
These three modern office buildings house more than 2,000 employees of the NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center. The
center building is a nine-story structure which contains the offices of MSFC Director Wernher von Braun and other key
officials. It was completed in 1963. The two six-story structures were completed in 1964 and 1965.
�ing the groundwork for the Apollo Applications Pro•
gram which will use the Apollo elements for other
manned missions in earth orbit. The future program
will exploit the investment in the Apollo program by
applying its wide range of capabilities to a number
of other potential missions. The Orbital Workshop is
a part of this effort.
A CHANGING ROLE
Marshall earlier had the capability of developing
and manufacturing launch vehicles almost entirely
Michoud's manufacturing building is one of the
largest single-floor buildings in the country, cover
ing almost 43 acres. It is 15 miles east of downtown
New Orleans and located on the intracoastal water
route.
Mississippi Test Facility provides the rocket-test•
ing stands, test control and support units, labora•
tories, and an industrial complex capable of ac•
ceptance testing both the first and second stages
within its own facility. This work was done in several
major laboratories and manufacturing facilities. To
maintain its role in the ever-expanding space ex•
ploration picture. the Marshall Center organization
has adjusted to a changing role. While the Center
still maintains its strength in the technical expertise
of the space team built up in its major laboratories
over the years, management has taken into account
the fact that its space assignments are now too
big to be handled in,house. As a result, to a much
larger extent than before, work on the Saturn rock
ets and other missions is performed by industry
through a series of prime contracts.
The two major organizational elements of the
Marshall Center are Research and Development Op
erations and Industrial Operations.
Industrial Operations' program offices serve as
management centers to administer contracts to pri•
vale industrial firms who assist with Marshall Center
missions. These offices must see that all the various
components and stages are built to specifications
and will work together when assembled into com•
plete vehicles.
II is the responsibility of Research and Oevelop
ment Operations to insure that the Marshall Center
remains expert in the basic aspects of space tech•
nology. Industrial Operations provides the capabil•
ity of managing the efforts of industry.
OTHER FACILITIES
Industrial Operations also directs two govern•
ment•owned facilities that extend the manufacturing
and testing capability of the Marshall Center:
Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisi•
ana, and Mississippi Test Facility located in Han•
cock County, Mississippi. Although located in sepa•
rate states, the two installations are only about
45 water miles apart. Both are linked with the Mar•
shall Center by water routes traveling over the
Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee rivers.
Michoud is the production site for rocket first
stages for the Uprated Saturn I and the Saturn V.
A Saturn V flight booster (S,IC·2) is
Shown being hoisted into place at the
NASA-Marshall Space fliSht Center for
testing. The 300.000 pound stase was
assembled at the Marshall Center by
MSFC and the Boeing Co. The stage is
33 feet in diameter and 138 feet long.
Its five Rocketdyne F-1 engines prOduce
a total of 7.5 million Poun<ls thrust. The
Marshall Center has captive fired a
ground test version of this booster
some JS times and static fired the
first S•IC flight bOOster twice.
of the Saturn V. The central test area of 13.427
acres is surrounded by a sound buffer zone (128,526
acres). Through a series of canals, the large rocket
stages can be lifted directly from barges onto the
test stands at the Mississippi site.
Industrial Operations presently has five program
offices. These are:
I. Saturn I and Uprated Saturn I
2. Saturn V
3. Engine Program Office
4. Mission Operations
5. Saturn/ Apollo Applications
Industrial Operations has a group of staff offices
that include:
I. The Contracts Office
2. Facilities Projects Office
3. Project Logistics Office
4. Resources Management Office
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS
An engineer examines an Apollo
Terescope Mount model included in a
cluster of Apollo Applfcations payloads.
The ATM is to be a manned solar
observatory to give scientists a look at
the sun above the earth's atmosphere.
Elements of the cluste, include the
Apollo spacecraft, top, mapping and
survey module, left, Saturn l•IVB
orbital workshop, bOttom, and the ATM.
Lar $.e panels on the ATM and the $-IV8
Or'b1tal WOr'�$hOp depict the solar cell
arrays to provide electric power for
stays in space of a month initially.
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Eight major laboratories in Research and Devel•
opment Operations perform the basic functions of
design, development, fabrication and testing of
launch vehicles and payloads. Research and Devel,
opment Operations also provides in depth technical
support to contractor operations.
R&D Operations has four offices and eight labora•
tories. The four offices are:
Advanced Systems Office-Advanced space tech•
nology for future space flight systems.
Technical Systems Office-Overall systems engi•
neering in support of Saturn program.
Experiments Office-Development and manage
ment of in-house experiment activities.
Operations Management Office-Resources man
agement and the coordination of technical support
to Industrial Operations.
The eight laboratories are:
Aero-Astrodynamics-Rocket shape and design,
aerodynamic flow and stability, trajectories, flight
evaluation and performance.
Astrionics-Guidance, control, and communica•
tions, power supplies, electrical networks, tele•
metering equipment.
Computation-Computation, simulation. and data
reduction in related space fields.
Manufacturing Engineering-Large structures fa•
bricated and assembled. Prototype boosters, space
vehicles produced.
Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering-Structures,
mechanics, propulsion vehicle systems, systems in
tegration, and materials.
Quality and Reliability Assurance-Performance
�of space vehicles is assured through checkout be
fore and after test firings.
Research Projects-Scientific research of new
concepts in specified fields and studies of possible
future programs.
Test-Experimental and developmental testing
programs of launch vehicles, components, and other
systems.
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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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Marshall Center consists of about 1,800 acres
within the 40,000 acre Redstone Arsenal located
just southwest of Huntsville in north-central Ala
bama. Total estimated value of real estate holdings
and government property is more than $300 million.
The Center consists of more than .270 structures
and buildings with floor space totaling about four
million square feet.
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George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Huntsville, Alabama 35812
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Eleanor Hutchens Collection
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Eleanor Hutchens Collection
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Eleanor Newman Hutchens (October 9, 1919 to November 9, 2016) attended Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, majoring in English and Greek. After receiving her B.A. in 1940, she attended the University of Pennsylvania, acquiring an M.A. and Ph.D. in English literature (“Eleanor Hutchens - Obituary”).
Hutchens first held a part-time teaching position at the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1955, then joined the faculty with a full-time position in 1957. She taught English, her specialties the English novel, literary criticism, and 18th century literature. Hutchens also chaired the steering committee “for its initial accreditation and the first committee for the selection of majors,” and served as the first elected president of the Faculty Senate. She moved to Agnes Scott College in 1961, remaining there until 1966. She eventually returned to UAH and remained a member of its English department until her retirement in 1979 (“Eleanor Hutchens - Obituary”).
Hutchens wrote prolifically over and after her career, publishing Irony in Tom Jones, Writing to Be Read, and “numerous articles in national and international journals” (“Eleanor Hutchens - Obituary”).
Hutchens was very active even outside of her academic career, serving as "president of the Huntsville Hotel Company, owner of the Russell [sic] Erskine Hotel, and as a director of the Huntsville Land Company, the West Huntsville Land Company, and the Mountain Heights Development Company.” She was "a founder and charter member of the board of Randolph School," a board member of the Huntsville Public Library and the Huntsville Symphony, and "an active member of the [Episcopalian] Church of Nativity.” Hutchens was also a member of "the Historic Huntsville Foundation, the Huntsville Historical Society, the Botanical Garden, the Burritt Museum of Art, the Huntsville Museum of Art, and the Friends of the Huntsville Public Library” (“Eleanor Hutchens - Obituary”).
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“Eleanor Hutchens - Obituary.” Legacy.com, 3 Jan. 2019, www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/eleanor-hutchens-obituary?pid=182447617.
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NASA Facts leaflet on Marshall Space Flight Center.
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The leaflet describes Marshall's role in developing launch vehicles for the space program, its collaboration with NASA facilities in Mississippi and Louisiana, and its research and development operations. Includes a map.
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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1968
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1960-1969
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George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Launch vehicles (Astronautics)
Huntsville (Ala.)
Madison County (Ala.)
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Leaflets
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Eleanor Hutchens Collection
Box 5
University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
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en
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This collection is digital only. The heirs of Eleanor Hutchens retain the originals.
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UAH Photograph Collection
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UAH Photograph Collection
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Space Shuttle <i>Atlantis</i> float on campus at UAH.
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The float was made by Marshall Space Flight Center. Von Braun Research Hall can be seen in the background. The photo likely dates from the 1980s or early 1990s, when the NASA worm logo was still in use, as seen on the sides of the float.
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University of Alabama in Huntsville
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1980-1989
1990-1999
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Atlantis (Space shuttle)
College buildings
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville (Ala.)
Madison County (Ala.)
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Photographs
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Box 4
UAH Photograph Collection
University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
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en
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<p>John Bensko Jr. was born on December 24, 1926 and died April 24, 2018. Bensko attended Birmingham Southern College and graduated with a degree in geology in 1949.</p>
<p>During his time at the Redstone Arsenal, Bensko worked on lunar exploration and the geology of impact craters, and he directed the development of a lunar drilling rig, which would eventually be canceled.</p>
<p>Bensko helped map earth resources by satellite until he retired.</p>
<p>Adapted from the obituary of Bensko and his wife, which may be found<span> </span><a href="https://www.decaturdaily.com/obituaries/patricia-and-john-bensko-jr/article_eed37b9d-23fe-5710-97da-bd0e4b183ad5.html">here.</a></p>
<br /><br />Includes materials related to geology, the petroleum industry, and the Apollo Lunar Surface Drill.
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spc_bens_000001
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The Apollo Lunar Surface Drill team at Marshall Space Flight Center.
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John Bensko, Jr. is seated in the center of the front row.
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George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Date
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1966-04-20
Temporal Coverage
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1960-1969
Subject
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Bensko, John, Jr.
Apollo Lunar Surface Drill
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Type
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Photographs
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John Bensko, Jr. Collection
University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
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en
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PHOTO NO: 1969 Picnic
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PHOTO CREDIT: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS ANO SPACE ADMINISTRATION
HAH.SHALL SPACE
FLIGI-IT CENTER, Ala. -- A ca.Mera.nan catches Dr. \!ernher von
Brann, director of the l!ASA.-Harshal.l Sp ace Flight Center, his son, Peter,
and da'U{;hter, liargrit, as they arrive at the enployee picnic held to
celebrate rian 1 s first landing on the moon six days earlier.
In the
foreground is David H. Newby, director of Administration and Technical
Services at HSFC.
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UAH Photograph Collection
Identifier
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UAH Photograph Collection
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uah_uahp_322_323
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Wernher von Braun with daughter Margrit and son Peter in the crowd at the 1969 MSFC employee picnic.
Description
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MSFC Director of Administration and Technical Services David H. Newby is shown in the foreground.
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Date
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1969-07-26
Temporal Coverage
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1960-1969
Subject
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Newby, David H.
Von Braun, Margrit
Von Braun, Peter
Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977
Company picnics
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Huntsville (Ala.)
Madison County (Ala.)
Type
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Photographs
Still Image
Source
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UAH Photograph Collection
University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
Language
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en
Rights
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