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Jacob Epting

CarpenterOak Ridge, TN

Manhattan Project Veteran

Jacob Epting worked as a carpenter in Oak Ridge, TN from November 1942 to October 1943. While Epting assumed he was building a hospital, he was never formally told about the project he was working on. He was often provided with blueprints at the beginning of each day and they were taken back at the end of the day.

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