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HUNTSVILLE, Ala.-Thirteen German-born
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cates first registration cards as immigrants. U. C. law requires that all children born in a foreign
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recciv country whose parents are not U. S. citizens, be registered and fingerprinted. 'J!ront
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a rep} left, are Ursula Vowe, Barbara Rothe, Erika Sc hulze, Ursula Mrazek, Brigifte Ball, and Gise�a
feeds Vowe. Standing, from left, are George Leaveau , immigration official; R. B. Searcy, mayor of
proble Huntsvi lle; Henry Tschinkel, Peter Krome, Ingeborg Kuers, Annclies Eisenhardt, Gisela Stein,
storag Peter Kuers, Rolfe Sieber, Judge James W. Ba ker, and Roy L. Stone,'· chairman of lv!adison
Also) county commissioners. The young people are children of scientists and technicians working at
the grl_!.!1: a�my roc�:!__and guided �ssile center here.
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At Citv Hall
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The ceremony took place in the
When asked what he thought
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' Hnntsville citv hall annex in the about the ceremony Heinricha
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council room. All of t he teen- replied, "I think its . quite
i'!ityrs Rat with their parents, who thrill." When asked how he liked
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the footb�ll. g�mes which took
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he t�b e which stood m the mid- . cause a larg e g roup of the adulted ft HUN SVI
li'ourteen German teenagers reg•
lates isterPrl befnre an iP1mi�1·�tion of- .-'lle of the, room. Caut.. Tom Mc- Germans in Huntsville will go
�rary, chief _ of !funtsv� lle _ dete�- to Birmin ham Nov. 11 for a
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deal£ fteial here today in their first step
ives, had his _fmge rprmtmg kit mass hearing before an immigra
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Th( t.0ward becoming
Ieady. T\le . children laug�ed as tion court, after which they willthe a 7en.
the_ bl_ack mk was apnh ed to, become citizen of the United
, drcn were their fmo-e
,-:, rs and Capt · M cC rary ·
apprc FathPr.c:; of the c },'l
States.
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old V-2 specialist 'grouo and r?ll�d t �ei. r fm�e
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rs across the
ap�lu were brought to this cmmt ry in
fl Several prominent officials atma.1 1 e 1_i317 to helo the Unite<l States de- fmgerp rmt chart.
tended the ceremony this mornT�pical of �he teenagers ?e- ing, including Huntsville' s Mayo r
hase vclon its guided-mi.c;sile oroP-ntm.
co mg an 1??epen?ent . al�en R. B. Searcy; Roy Stone, chair
They, Thev first went to Fort Bliss. aJ�m
d late r a _citizen 1
�emnch board of commissioners; Judge
Jeale! Tex .. · tlien in the snrin� of 19:50 Mich3:el Tsch�nkel. He�:nn
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�urMi · e Fort Bliss Gnirlecl Mi<:;sile Di- born m the city of Leitmentz m AmesFBaker of the inferior court;
, zim, , was moved tn the Reostnne r
and oster Halley public rela. Tne
provinc� of Bohemia in tion officer at Red�tone Arsenal.
Arsl'11al ;:1t Huntsville where the the
fr om whole g,1icl1?d-missile program was Czechoslovakia, of _German parThe children who registered
e�ts. He e�tere d this_ country on cj today wer e Barbara Rothe, Axel
. - coorclinatec'l.
n:,ot�er � papers_ m 1947·
� Rothe, Ingeborg Kuers, Peter
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s11ecial vis�. and later on they ::inpl1 f> cl for thei r first naners. The standmg s_tudent. He be lon gs to
Ursula Mrazek, Annelies Eisn
chi ldren: who were in Germany. the Am: rican Boy Scouts and� hardt, Gisela Stein, Rolf Sieber ,
m� d . the rank of Eagle .. Ursula Vowe, Gisela Vowe and
were allowecl to enter this count ry has atta
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on their mother 's paoers.
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The U.S. immigration law stRtes
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that uoon reaching- 'the age of
a ;,�rson , not beil;g- a dtizen, must phy and his favorit� sport is e suits on which the uupreme
register as an alien. Rather than f?otball, b�t he admits that he •t ha scd its decision caroe £rorn 1
clo this one at a time, Walter lllkes all k111ds of sports and for
Wieseman, who is a Germ�n alien I ente�tainment like movies and
liimself an d is admiriistration of- dancmg.
ficer of the Gnided Mi ssille Cen- -----:--;:::�::!5ililll_..t.-____:
h"t' nt the nedstone Ar.senal, coordinated the efforts of all the
pa rties concerned being instrumental in initiating the ceremony
this morning-.
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l14 GERMAN YOUTHS
ASK CITIZENSHIP
Huntsville Group, Children
of Scientists at Redstone .
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Per£ arms Ceremony
,., � In Presence Of Mayor
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Thirteen teen - aged Germans
were registered and 'fingerprinted
St: here yesterday preparatory to becoming citizens of the
United
rrstatcs.
Ge�e Leaveau, fron1 the Im
n11g1 ation and Naturalization Serv
ice in Atlanta, filled out the regis
traliou papers fer the youths, all
, of :\Vhom live in Huntsville.
j They came to the United States
before they were 14 years of age,
f and therefore immigrated-by rea
son or their parents' visas. Now
I thpt they are registe::ed, they will REGISTERED NOW-Thirteen German-born children, all rcsi�.utomatically become citizens on dents of Huntsville, proudly displayed their first registration
their 18th birthdays, if the parents, cards. American law requires that all children born in a foreign
I have hecome citizens by that time. country, • whose parents are not American citizens, to register with
, OtbsrWi'Sc .: they will have to go the U.S. Department of Immigration..
• through regular channels to be-•
\:Vith the future citizens are officials of the U.S. government,
· come citizens.
City of Huntsville, and Madison County. They are (back rQW,
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Names of the registrants are:
left to right) George Lcaveau, immigration official; Mayor R. B.
: Ba;IiarcI'l Rothe, Inge Kuers, Pe-\ Searcy, Henry Tschinkel, Peter Krome, rngcbrog Kuers, Anne
; te1� Kuers, Brigitte Ball, Erika lies Eisenhardt, Giesela Stein, Peter Kuers, Rolf Sieber, Judge
ISchulze, Henry Tsc:lunkel, Ursula James w. Baker, Roy L. Stone,· �hairman of the county Board of
Mrazek, Annelies Eisenhardt, Gise- Commissioners. ( Front row): Ursula Vowe, Barba
ra Rothe,
l is Stein, Rols Sieber, Ursula
Erika Schulze, Ursula Mrazak, Brigitte Ball and Gisela Vowe.
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Krome.
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They met in tbe assembly of the
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City Council in the presence of
)-rWor R. B. Searcy, Judge James
� \V. Baker, Roy Stone, chairman of
--� the Madison County Board of Com
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William A. Mrazek Collection
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William Anthony Mrazek “(October 20, 1911 to February 8, 1992)” received his education at Deutsche Technische Hochschule, Brünn, Germany, graduating with an engineering diploma in 1935 (Wade, Lundquist). Mrazek worked at Peenemünde from 1941 to 1945 as a loads engineer (Lundquist, Wade). He worked with Wernher von Braun at Peenemünde. <br /><br />Mrazek was brought to America through Operation Paperclip and arrived at Fort Bliss on April 8, 1946 (Wade, Lundquist). In 1950, Mrazek moved to Huntsville, Alabama, and worked for the U.S. Army’s rocket programs until 1960.<br /><br />By 1960, Mrazek became Director, Structures and Mechanics Division at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, and by February 1969, he became the Assistant Director for Engineering for Industrial Operations (Wade, Lundquist). Mrazek later served as the “Chief Engineer for all Saturn development and fabrication work, reporting to the Saturn V Project Manager,” from “1965 to 1970” (Lundquist).<br /><br />Mrazek retired from the Marshall Space Flight Center in 1973 (Lundquist).<br /><br />Works Cited<br /><br />Lundquist, Charles. "Transplanted Rocket Pioneers," 2015.<br /><br />Wade, Mark. "Mrazek, Willi." <em>Encyclopedia Astronautica</em>, http://www.astronautix.com/m/mrazek.html.
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News clippings announcing new citizenship for a group of German teenagers living in Huntsville, Alabama.
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The members of the group were all children of German engineers who were brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip. The clippings include photos of the group with their new immigration registration cards.
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<i>Chattanooga Times</i>
<i>Huntsville Times</i>
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1955
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1950-1959
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Citizenship--United States
German Americans
Immigrants--United States--History--20th century
Operation Paperclip (U.S.)
Huntsville (Ala.)
Madison County (Ala.)
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William A. Mrazek Collection
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