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Henry E. Fritz

ChemistOak Ridge, TN

K-25 Plant
Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranSpecial Engineer Detachment
The K-25 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Henry Fritz was a chemist in the Special Engineering Detachment assigned to the K-25 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennesee. After the war, Fritz used the GI Bill to finish his chemistry studies, receiving a B.S. and M.S. from the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. 

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