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Dieter Kurath

Technical SergeantLos Alamos, NM

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranSpecial Engineer DetachmentSpouse to Manhattan Project Worker

Dieter Kurath was a member of the Special Engineer Detatchment (SED) at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. In 1945, he married Frances Wilson, a mathematician in the T-5 group.

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