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Jay Wechsler

Los Alamos, NM

Jay Wechsler enlisted in the Army in 1943 and spent several months at Oak Ridge working as an Army construction engineer, In the winter of 1943, he was suddenly transferred to Los Alamos, where he began working directly with Otto Frisch.

Lester W. Mingin

Tinian Island

Lester W. Mingin served in the 1st Ordnance Squadron.

Richard S. Claassen

Columbia University

Richard Claassen was a research assistant at the SAM Lab at Columbia University from 1944 to 1946. While there, he built and used fluidic systems to test for unusual leaks in diffuser tubes.

S. J. Deal

Tinian Island

S. J. Deal served in the 390th Air Service Group.