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Arthur A. Robson

Project StaffY-12 Plant

Oak Ridge, TN
Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff
The Alpha Racetrack at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennesee

Arthur A. Robson worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation at the Y-12 Plant. While working at Oak Ridge, he met and married Melba Johnston, who was working as a biomedical technician for the Manhattan Project.

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