Rudolf Schlidt (July 15, 1914 - September 28, 2012) was one of the last surviving members of the original Wernher von Braun rocket team (Operation Paperclip) that established Huntsville, Alabama as Rocket City in the United States. Read more
Von Braun 'Paperclip' team member Rudolf Schlidt dies in Huntsville
Rudolf Schlidt, one of the last surviving members of Wernher von Braun's original "Paperclip" rocket team, has died in Huntsville. Schlidt, who died Friday, was 98. Schlidt was a guided missile expert who was with von Braun developing the V-2 missile in Germany in World War II. Read more