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  Oral History Interview With Richard Heckmann

  Richard Heckmann was born in Ohio, and he lived there until he was 9 years old. When he turned 9, his dad received a civil engineering job in Washington D.C., so they moved there soon after. After this, they then moved to Maryland. Richard explains that he was a sickly child, and he was once in a coma for 10 days when he was just 7 years old. Growing up, he became more healthy and ended up going to Johns Hopkins University and graduated with an Engineering Science degree. Richard eventually accepted a commission in the ordinance corp, and he went to Fort Bliss for a guided missile school. He spent two years in the autillery there. At Fort Bliss, he received his private pilot's license while he was in the service. Then, they took Richard back to the ordinance corp. and they sent him down to the Redstone Arsenal, where he got stationed. After this career, Richard worked as a project engineer for the manufacturing for hardware at Thiokol. He then transferred to Hayes Industry, and he worked with the manufacturing engineering lab at the Marshall Space Flight Center. There, he worked on the Apollo Applications Program.

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  "Inspection of Welds on S-II-1."

  Archive copy is a poor photocopy. Cannot read.
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  Man welding at the Carolina maneuver area.

  Edwin D. Burwell, Jr. was stationed at Fort Gordon, Ga. in mid-1944 and joined the 1147th Combat Engineers for training in the Carolina maneuver area.
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  Man welding at the Carolina Maneuver Area.

  Edwin D. Burwell, Jr. was stationed at Fort Gordon, Ga. in mid-1944 and joined the 1147th Combat Engineers for training in the Carolina maneuver area.
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  Two men weld in the dark at the Carolina maneuver area.

  Edwin D. Burwell, Jr. was stationed at Fort Gordon, Ga. in mid-1944 and joined the 1147th Combat Engineers for training in the Carolina maneuver area.
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  A man welds in the dark as two other look on at the Carolina maneuver area.

  Edwin D. Burwell, Jr. was stationed at Fort Gordon, Ga. in mid-1944 and joined the 1147th Combat Engineers for training in the Carolina maneuver area.
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  "Manufacturing welding control by E. R. Seay, Group Engineer, Lockheed-Georgia Company."

  Paper given at the American Ordnance Association Welding Section Panel. Focuses on the process of welding and development programs.
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  "Saturn V space program and aluminum welding technology."

  This paper discusses the flaws and limitations with welding technology, specifically with the techniques involved.
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  "Aerospace Welding Standards for the Minutes of the Meeting of American Ordnance Association."

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  "The toughest weld of all" S-II stage manufacturing.

  Article explores the outer layer of the Saturn S-II along side its benefits and complications. Contains poorly rendered images displaying the process.