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Joanne Gailar

Project StaffK-25 Plant

Oak Ridge, TN
Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/StaffSpouse to Manhattan Project Worker
The K-25 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Gailar worked at the K-25 plant at Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project.

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