Francis McHale was a security and safety man, a civilian, with the Corps of Engineers. He came to Hanford from the Pennsylvania Ordnance Works to set up fire and safety and police protection for the Manhattan Engineer District. McHale retired in 1972 as director of security for the Atomic Energy Commission at Hanford.
Francis McHale
Safety EngineerHanford, WA
Oak Ridge, TN
EngineerManhattan Project Veteran
Listen to Francis McHale’s Oral History on Voices of the Manhattan Project