Duren H. Shields

Project StaffLos Alamos, NM

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

Duren Howard Shields was a staff worker at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. During his time there, he worked on building the experimental casing for the bomb.

Related Profiles

George E. Gilson

Hanford, WA

Kattie Strickland

Oak Ridge, TN

Kattie Strickland was part of the janitorial staff at Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project. Unlike the white women whom she worked along side, Ms.

David L. Hill

Chicago, IL

David L. Hill was an associate experimental physicist at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.

James M. Harris

Tinian Island

James M. Harris served in the 320th Troop Carrier Squadron.