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Jane Wainwright

Provisional Engineer DetachmentLos Alamos, NM

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranProvisional Engineer Detachment

Jane Wainwright served in the Women’s Army Corps at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.

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