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James T. Harris

Army Group, ShopChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranProject Worker/StaffSpecial Engineer Detachment

Sergeant James T. Harris was a member of the Special Engineer Detachment stationed at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project. He worked in the Metallurgy Division.

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