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Rose Wildman Ketz

Provisional Engineer DetachmentLos Alamos, NM

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranProvisional Engineer Detachment

Rose Wildman Ketz was an army captain at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. Prior to joining, she studied at George Washington University. She later moved to Washington, D.C., where she taught elementary school.

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