John C. Delmar, Jr.

Victor Defender

Victor Defender worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation at the Y-12 Plant.

John Nomerding

John Nomerding was a laborer at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.

Merrill Garrett

Merrill Garrett worked at the Y-12 Plant at Oak Ridge, TN during the Manhattan Project. A high school football star, Garrett received an appointment to the United States Military Academy, but was forced to decline due to financial circumstances during the Great Depression.

William Velting