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Ellen M. Skirmont

Laboratory Technician, Health DivisionChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff
Sketch of Chicago Pile-1 by Melvin A. Miller

Ellen Skirmont was a laboratory technician in the Health Division at the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago during the Manhattan Project.

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