John C. Pennock

Technical EngineerK-25 Plant

Oak Ridge, TN

EngineerManhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranSpecial Engineer Detachment

John C. Pennock attended Cornell University, where he studied engineering. He was a member of the Special Engineer Detachment at Oak Ridge, where he worked as a technical engineer at the K-25 Plant.

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