Richard Gaul was fresh out of high school when he arrived in Los Alamos. He was a member of the Provisional Engineer Detachment (PED). Some say that he held one of the most important positions at Los Alamos – bartender at the NCO club.
Richard Gaul
NCO Club BartenderLos Alamos, NM
Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranProject Worker/StaffProvisional Engineer Detachment
Left to right: John Crimmons and William McGraw at Los Alamos, 1946
John Crimmons in Jeep and Ken Johnson at Los Alamos, 1946
John Crimmons, William McGraw, and Richard Gaul in a Lumber Yard at Los Alamos , 1946
John Crimmons, William McGraw, and Sgt Edward Wilkins in Santa Fe, 1946
Richard Gaul, Ken Johnson & William McGraw at Los Alamos, 1946
Karl Karpinski, Sgt Daniel Yearout, Michael Morgan, and Sgt John Crimmons at a Cabin near Guaje Canyoun
Karl Karpinski, William McGraw, and Sgt Cleo Hamman on the Front Steps of North Wing of the PED Area at Los Alamos, 1946
Michael Morgan, Carl Karpinski, Sgt Daniel Yearout, Frederick Allgeier, and Sgt John Crimmons Perched on Chevy Pickup at Los Alamos, 1946
Philip Sakewitz, Ken Johnson, John Crimmons, and Richard Gaul in the Heavy Equipment Yard at Los Alamos, 1946
Philip Sakewitz, Kenneth Johnson, William McGraw, and Richard Gaul in a Lumber Yard at Los Alamos, 1946
"Weasel" in Heavy-Equipment Yard at Los Alamos. Left to right: Phil Sakewitz, John Crimmons, Richard Gaul (standing in rear), and Ken Johnson