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Elizabeth Butler

ChildOak Ridge, TN

Family Member of Manhattan Project Veteran

Elizabeth Butler was an infant in Oak Ridge, TN during the Manhattan Project. Her father worked for the civilian contractor Tennesee Eastman and was exposed to radiation while working on piping in K-25. 

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