1. Oscar Carl Holderer was an engineer who worked for Nazi Germany during World War II before coming to the United States and working in the Apollo space program.
14 Facts About Oscar Holderer
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Oscar Carl Holderer was born on November 4,1919, in Prum, Germany to parents Richard and Helene Grawe Holderer.
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Oscar Holderer had a brother, Erich Joseph, and sister Doris.
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Oscar Holderer was part of the second 20, arriving in 1945 as part of the second group.
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When Holderer arrived at Redstone Arsenal, he rented a home from Milton K Cummings' sister for two months.
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Oscar Holderer continued to expand his residence over time; by 2008, the property included a house, guest house, large machine shop, and small swimming pool.
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Oscar Holderer designed the wind tunnel used for Saturn V testing and oversaw the tunnel's construction at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
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Oscar Holderer was promoted several times and found he did not like management.
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Oscar Holderer converted the tail of a jetliner into a movie theater for the center's museum.
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Oscar Holderer died in Huntsville on May 5,2015, at the age of 95, a few days after suffering a stroke.
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Oscar Holderer had two sons with his first wife Inge Spors Holderer, to whom he was married for 50 years: Thomas and Michael.
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Oscar Holderer had four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren at the time of his death.
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Oscar Holderer was the last known surviving member of the original Operation Paperclip team.
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Oscar Holderer was inducted into the Space Camp Hall of Fame in 2008.