National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Eugene G. Zukas worked at Oak Ridge and Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. Zukas received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1942.
Melvin H. Bierman served as a sergeant in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. Bierman was regularly assigned as a tail gunner in the Up An’ Atom, but did not fly in that plane in the August 1945 bombing missions on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Waldrop arrived at Oak Ridge in early 1944, directly after receiving his Army basic training. At Oak Ridge, he worked at the Y-12 plant during the Manhattan Project.
William C. Sowers served in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron.
