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Arthur Buck

Security GuardChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff
Chicago Pile-1

Arthur Buck was a security guard for the Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) at the University of Chicago during the Manhattan Project.

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