Nuclear Museum Logo
Nuclear Museum Logo

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

William R. Crotty

Ground Crew on Some PunkinsTinian Island

Wendover, UT
509th Composite GroupManhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran
The Some Punkins

William R. Crotty served as a corporal in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was a member of the ground crew regularly assigned to the B-29 Some Punkins.

Related Profiles

John T. Shipley

Y-12 Plant

John Shipley worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation at the Y-12 Plant.

M. F. Welch

Oak Ridge, TN

M. F. Welch worked for the United States Engineer District Office.

Margaret Brown

Chicago, IL

Margaret Brown was a stenographer at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.

Lucille Halverson

Oak Ridge, TN

Lucille Halverson worked for the Roane-Anderson Company.