National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Rose worked at the 200 West Area at Hanford during the Manhattan Project.
Howard Orndorff’s daughter, Norma Orndorff, died in July of 2022. Her obituary can be read here.
Charles W. Sweeney served as a major in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was regularly assigned to the Great Artiste as the aircraft commander and participated in the mission to bomb Hiroshima as co-pilot of the Great Artiste.
Laverne Bloom worked as a Military Policeman from 1945-1946 in Hanford, Washington. While not on guard duty, Bloom often cooked for his troop and occasionally made meals for the director of the Manhattan Project, General Leslie Groves.
