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E. S. Ryan, Jr.

Project StaffOak Ridge, TN

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff
The Chapel on the Hill in Oak Ridge

E. S. Ryan, Jr. worked for the Poe Piping & Heating Company.

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