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Dorothy Wilkinson

Y-12 Plant

Dorothy worked at Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project as a “calutron girl.” After her brother was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, she was eager to join the war effort, and did so starting in 1944.

H.H. Newcombe

T-Plant/200 Areas

Newcombe worked at the 200 East Area at Hanford during the Manhattan Project.

Leon C. Troutner

Tinian Island

Leon C. Troutner served in the 603rd Air Engineering Squadron.

David J. Adams

Los Alamos, NM