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Hermann F Beduerftig Rocket engineer. Born 17 May 1903. Died 1973. Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II. Personal: Male. Born in Berlin, Germany. German expert in guided missiles during World War II. Member of the German rocket team, arrived in America under Project Paperclip on 16 November 1945 aboard the Argentina from La Havre. Fluent in English prior to arrival in the United States. As of January 1947, working at Fort Bliss, Texas. Worked his entire life with the rocket team, at Fort Bliss, White Stands, and then at Huntsville. His first wife, Elly, died on 31 July 1951. He married Dorothea Schnarowski, relation of another Peenemuende engineer, on 11 December 1953. Died at Huntsville, Alabama.
Beduerftig Chronology 2 December 1960 - Apollo Technical Liaison Groups assignments. Representatives of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) were assigned to eight of the nine Apollo Technical Liaison Groups by H. H. Koelle, Director, Future Projects Office, MSFC. They were Rudolph F. Hoelker (Trajectory Analysis), Edward L. Linsley (Configurations and Aerodynamics), Werner K. Dahm and Harvey A. Connell (Heating), Erich E. Goerner (Structures and Materials), David M. Hammock and Alexander A. McCool (Onboard Propulsion), Heinz Kampmeier (Instrumentation and Communications), Wilbur G. Thornton (Guidance and Control), and Herman F. Beduerftig (Mechanical Systems). Dual representation on two of the Groups would be necessary because of the division of technical responsibilities within MSFC.
Bibliography and Further Reading - Objective List of German and Austrian Scientists, Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency, 2 January 1947.
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