Fred VanWyck moved to Richland with his wife Diana in 1944 from Charleston, West Virginia, where Van worked at DuPont's Belle Plant as a technician. At Hanford, Fred was a plant operator. He and his wife watched Richland grow and evolve over their time living there.
Fred VanWyck
Plant OperatorHanford, WA
Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/StaffSpouse to Manhattan Project Worker
Listen to Fred VanWyck’s Oral History on Voices of the Manhattan Project