National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
August “Gus” Knuth was a millwright and carpenter who helped construct Chicago Pile-1. He was present on December 2, 1942 when the pile went critical in the first self-sustaining chain reaction in history.
L. V. Withers worked for the Roane-Anderson Company.
Esther Stenstrom arrived at Oak Ridge in 1943, after she and her husband were picked to work in the secret city.
Elvern Ward served in the 1395th Military Police Aviation.
