Eleanor Roensch

Telephone OperatorLos Alamos, NM

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranSpouse to Manhattan Project Worker

Listen to Eleanor Roensch’s Oral History on Voices of the Manhattan Project

Eleanor Roensch was a member of the Women’s Army Corps, deployed to Los Alamos on May 31, 1944. There, she worked as a telephone operator, connecting calls across the worksite.

She was married to Arno Roensch, who also worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos.

Eleanor Roensch’s Timeline

1938 Graduated from high school.

1944 May 31st Deployed to Los Alamos.

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