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Abraham L. Longfield

Procurement & Property OfficerChicago, IL

Government OfficialManhattan Project Veteran

Abraham L. Longfield was a Procurement and Property Officer for the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.

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