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Josef Maria Boehm Rocket engineer. Born 7 August 1908. Died 1 December 1973. Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.

Personal: Male. Born in Unterhimmel, Austria.

German expert in guided missiles during World War II. Fluent in English, French, and Czech. 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. As of 1960, Head of Electromechanical Engineering Branch, Guidance and Control Division, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Died at Huntsville, Alabama.


Bibliography:

  • Objective List of German and Austrian Scientists, Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency, 2 January 1947.


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