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William S. Hartnett

Hanford, WA

Bill Hartnett worked in plutonium metallurgy for the Manhattan Project at the Hanford Engineer Works from January 1943 to December 1946.

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Hanford, WA

James K. Elder, Jr.

Tinian Island

James K. Elder, Jr. served as a technical sergeant in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was the flight engineer regularly assigned first to Luke the Spook and later to Big Stink.

Henry A. Fairbank

Los Alamos, NM

Henry A. Faribank was born on November 9, 1918, in Lewistown, Montana. After earning a Ph.D. in Physics, Fairbank joined the Manhattan Project.