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W.G. Chmielewski

CarpenterChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

W. G. Chmielewski was a carpenter at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.

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