Oscar Holderer

Oscar Holderer
Born(1919-11-04)November 4, 1919 [1][2]
Prüm, Germany
DiedMay 5, 2015(2015-05-05) (aged 95)
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
NationalityGerman, American
Scientific career
FieldsAeronautics
InstitutionsPeenemünde
Fort Bliss
Redstone Arsenal
Marshall Space Flight Center

Oscar Holderer (November 4, 1919 – May 5, 2015) was an engineer who worked with Wernher von Braun in the United States and Germany beforehand. Holderer came to the United States as part of the second group of people brought from Germany during World War II as part of Operation Paperclip.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "America honors the last of the German rocketeers". Houston Chronicle. Newshouse News Service. January 31, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roop, Lee (September 28, 2008). "'I just kept plugging away'". al.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2013. 88


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