Edward W. Bailey

Chemical EngineerK-25 Plant

Oak Ridge, TN

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranProject Worker/StaffScientistSpecial Engineer Detachment

Edward W. “Ed” Bailey worked as a chemical engineer at the K-25 plant at Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project. He arrived at the plant in February, 1945 after graduating from the Ohio State University

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