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Christine Higgenbotham

Medical Lab TechnicianOak Ridge, TN

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff
Manhattan Project veteran Christine Higgenbothom

Christine Higgenbotham was a lab technician during the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge.

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