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Marcia W. Wooster

Lab TechnicianChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

Marcia W. Wooster was a lab technician in the health division at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Lab (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.

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