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Burr H. Ritter

Chemical EngineerNiagara Falls, NY

EngineerManhattan Project Veteran

Burr H. Ritter was a chemical engineer at the Hooker Chemical Company in Niagara Falls, New York during the Manhattan Project. The Hooker Company worked on the production of fluorine for the Manhattan Project facilities at Oak Ridge, TN.

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