Nuclear Museum Logo
Nuclear Museum Logo

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

George B. Ponton

Special Engineer DetachmentLos Alamos, NM

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranSpecial Engineer Detachment

George Ponton served in the Special Engineer Detatchment (SED) at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.

Related Profiles

R. E. Oliver

Hanford, WA

Fred D. Butler

Tinian Island

Fred D. Butler served as a private first class in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was a member of the ground crew regularly assigned to the B-29 Laggin’ Dragon.

Gale Kenney

Oak Ridge, TN

Gale Kenney was a member of the Special Engineering Detachment and worked in the K-25 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Irl G. Schoonover

Los Alamos, NM

Irl Schoonover was a staff worker at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.