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Ella “Jo” Littleton

Manhattan Project VeteranOak Ridge, TN

Y-12 Plant
Manhattan Project Veteran
The Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Ella "Jo" Littleton Baskette worked on the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee at the Y-12 Plant. 

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