Nuclear Museum Logo
Nuclear Museum Logo

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

Walton Forestall

Project StaffY-12 Plant

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

Walston Forestall worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation at the Y-12 Plant.

Related Profiles

William F. Lightfoot

Los Alamos, NM

William F. Lightfoot worked on the fuse of the “Fat Man” implosion bomb as manufacturing and test equipment manager for the Raytheon Company.

William Walter Atterson

William W. Atterson lived in Oak Ridge Tennessee and worked at the Y-12 plant where he was in charge of keeping the machine’s working and making sure the work place was running smoothly.

Charles Bauer

Hanford, WA

J. C. Hart

Research & Development/300 Area

Hart worked at the 300 Area at Hanford during the Manhattan Project.