Richard Shepard joined the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, working in the K-25 Plant as a member of the Special Engineer Detachment. After the war, he was at Bikini Atoll during the Operation Crossroads tests.
Richard Shepard
EngineerOak Ridge, TN
K-25 PlantMarshall Islands
Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranPacific Nuclear TestsPostwar Nuclear ProgramSpecial Engineer Detachment
Listen to Richard Shepard’s Oral History on Voices of the Manhattan Project