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Lillie Allred

Chemical OperatorY-12 Plant

Oak Ridge, TN
Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff
The Alpha Racetrack at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennesee

Allred worked as a chemical operator at the Y-12 plant at Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project. While at Oak Ridge, she was nominated as a contestant in the “Miss Atomic Bomb” beauty pageant.

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