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Herman Snyder

EngineerTrinity Site

K-25 PlantOak Ridge, TNY-12 Plant
EngineerManhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranSpecial Engineer Detachment
Herman Snyder 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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