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Frank Karcher

Security Guard, Sgt.Chicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran

Sergeant Frank Karcher was a security guard at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.

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