1 20 1 https://digitalprojects.uah.edu/files/original/47/898/spc_hold_000003.pdf 0f43855df1ab5b676ebd38522b3c852f PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oscar Holderer Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Oscar Holderer Collection Description An account of the resource Oscar Holderer was born on November 4, 1919 in Pruem, Germany. His mother's name was Helene. His father Richard Holderer was a surveyor for the German Government, and his younger brother Erich died in battle in Russia. His sister had two children, Axel and Thea. Oscar Holderer studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Berlin. He married Inge Spors in Berlin on February 20, 1943, and in the same year, he was transferred to Peenemünde by the German Army to work on the V-2 rocket. While on this project, he designed an airbrake to retrieve experimental V2 versions and servo drives for the WASSERFALL antiaircraft rocket. In 1945, Holderer joined the 120 team members working under Wernher von Braun for the US Army in the USA, initially in Fort Bliss, Texas. The next year, his mother, his wife, and his son Thomas, born January 18, 1945, joined him in the USA. In 1950, the family moved to Huntsville, Alabama, and on February 1, 1953, Holderer's son Michael was born. In 1960, NASA officially became Holderer's employer. While working in the USA, Holderer contributed to rocketry and space flight programs. He designed transporters and test hardware for the Redstone and Pershing missiles and specialized in developing and engineering experimental aerodynamic hardware. His largest project was the design of the 14" trisonic wind tunnel, for which he was granted several U.S. Patents and a Meritorious Civil Service Award. He retired from NASA in 1974 and worked for the Alabama Space Science Commission until 2005. During this time, he designed most of the simulators used in Space Camp USA, Huntsville, Alabama. Holderer's sons Thomas and Michael became engineers. Oscar Holderer has four grandchildren: Sarah, Erich, Melani, and Daniel. In 1993, Holderer's wife Inge died, and Holderer was remarried to Jan Dunlap in 1995. Jan's two children from her previous marriage, Clifford Dunlap and Mary Gaither, live in the Huntsville area. Holderer died on May 5, 2015. Relation A related resource <a href="http://libarchstor.uah.edu:8081/repositories/2/resources/88">View the Oscar Holderer Collection finding aid on ArchivesSpace</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context spc_hold_000003 Title A name given to the resource Apollo 11 Award of Achievement presented to Oscar C. Holderer. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-07-20 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1960-1969 Subject The topic of the resource Holderer, O. C. Aeronautical engineers Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Project Apollo (U.S.) Huntsville (Ala.) Madison County (Ala.) Type The nature or genre of the resource Awards Certificates Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Oscar Holderer Collection Box 1 University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. This item was digitized for the Apollo 11 50th anniversary celebration. Language A language of the resource en Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections. Relation A related resource ap11_exhibit_2019_08