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Elizabeth D. Wilson

Master SergeantLos Alamos, NM

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran

Elizabeth Wilson was a Master Sergeant in the Women’s Army Corps at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. During her time there, she was in charge of cyclotron in the Chemistry Division.

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