Gladys Evans

Calutron GirlOak Ridge, TN

Y-12 Plant

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

Listen to Gladys Evans’s Oral History on Voices of the Manhattan Project

Gladys Evans worked as a Calutron girl at the Y-12 Plant at Oak Ridge, TN. She experienced the living conditions at Oak Ridge, including the weather, heightened security, and social life.

Gladys Evans’s Timeline

1944 Jan First arrived at Oak Ridge.

Related Profiles

H. L. Weiss

Tinian Island

H. L. Weiss served in the 509th Headquarters.

Richard E. Blouse

Tinian Island

Richard E. Blouse served as a corporal in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was a member of the ground crew regularly assigned to the B-29 Necessary Evil.

C. R. Casparek

Hanford, WA

C. R. Casparek worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation at the Y-12 Plant.

Joseph C. Bushee

Tinian Island

Joseph C. Bushee served in the 1027th Air Material Squadron.