National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Hope Sloan was 25 in 1944, a dark-haired WAC corporal and secretary in military intelligence. In July, she joined the construction camp's morale-building effort by entering a beauty contest, part of an "exposition "promoting safety on and off the job.
Douglas Morgan served in the Army at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.
William G. Long, Jr. served in the 1st Ordnance Squadron.