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W. M. Hopkins

Project StaffJapan

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

W. M. Hopkins worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation at the Y-12 Plant.

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