Forrest Waldrop

Project StaffY-12 Plant

Oak Ridge, TN

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranProject Worker/Staff

Waldrop arrived at Oak Ridge in early 1944, directly after receiving his Army basic training. At Oak Ridge, he worked at the Y-12 plant during the Manhattan Project.

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