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Hoberg, Otto August

Person · Germany · USA

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Hoberg
Hoberg
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German engineer in WW2, member of the Rocket Team in the United States thereafter.

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. Worked his entire life with the rocket team, at Fort Bliss, White Stands, and then at Huntsville. As of 1960, Head of Instrumentation Development Branch, Guidance and Control Division, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Died at Huntsville, Alabama.

Country
Germany, USA
Bibliography
1980

Chronology

2 events

1912 September 5

  • Birth of Otto August Hoberg - . Nation: Germany, USA. Related Persons: Hoberg. German engineer in WW2, member of the Rocket Team in the United States thereafter..

1991 February 3

  • Death of Otto August Hoberg - . Nation: Germany, USA. Related Persons: Hoberg. German engineer in WW2, member of the Rocket Team in the United States thereafter..