National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Herbert York (1921-2009) was a part-Mohawk American physicist. After graduating with a master’s in physics from the University of Rochester in 1942, York went directly to work at the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory connected with the Manhattan Project.
Tom Norvelle served in the Army at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.
Larry DeCuir (1922- ) was an officer in the 509th Composite Group on Tinian Island during World War II.
