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Jean Rowe

Oak Ridge, TN
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Jean Rowe

Jean Rowe was born in Wise County, Virginia on June 17th, 1925. She worked at Oak Ridge at the age of 18 [or 19] from 1943-1944. Her duties were to lower a “rod/stick” into a water/liquid and perform measurements. She passed away April 17th, 2008.

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