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R. F. Kocher

Project StaffY-12 Plant

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

R. F. Kocher worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation at the Y-12 Plant.

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