Harold Hasenfus was part of the Special Engineer Detachment during the Manhattan Project and worked at the University of Chicago's Metalurgical Laboratory and at the gaseous diffusion plant in Oak Ridge. In Chicago, Hasenfus worked at a pilot plant that was constructed to assist in the design of the B Reactor in Hanford for the production of plutonium.
Harold Hasenfus
EngineerOak Ridge, TN
Chicago, ILK-25 Plant
Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranSpecial Engineer Detachment
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1943 Joined the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge as part of the Special Engineer Detachment.