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Frank A. Willox

Machinist & MechanicHanford, WA

Manhattan Project Veteran
The first large-scale nuclear reactor in history, the B-Reactor, in Hanford, Washington

Frank Willox was a machinist and mechanic in Hanford, Washington from 1943 to 1970. He came to Hanford from Colorado in late 1943 and stayed on after the war. 

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