National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Walt Simon, a chemist, was Hanford’s first Operations Manager. Before joining the Manhattan Project, he was plant manager at Wabash River Ordnance Works, a DuPont plant near Terre Haute, Indiana.
Van Doubek, Jr. served in the 320th Troop Carrier Squadron.
Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), also known as Hsue-Shen Tsien, was a Chinese physicist. Qian was born in Hangzhou and studied at university in Shanghai.
Rex E. Gunderson served in the 603rd Air Engineering Squadron.
