Herman Snyder

EngineerTrinity Site

K-25 PlantOak Ridge, TNY-12 Plant

EngineerManhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranSpecial Engineer Detachment

Listen to Herman Snyder’s Oral History on Voices of the Manhattan Project

Herman Snyder worked on the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge as a soldier in the Special Engineer Detachment. He worked at the K-25 Plant for many years, and later at the Y-12 Plant.

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