Mathias Antone Thennes

Oak Ridge, TN

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran

Mathias (“Matthew”) Atone Thennes was born in 1895. He served in WW1 with the 39th Division, 153rd Regiment, in France. He was a skilled carpenter and spent two years constructing and maintaining the buildings at Oak Ridge, some of which were military and some were civilian. When he left Oak Ridge he continued to work as a carpenter. He passed away in 1987 at the age of 92.

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