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Helen J. Arson

Lab Technician; Health DivisionChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

Helen J. Arson was a laboratory technician in the Health Division at the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago during the Manhattan Project.

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