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Joyce Mari Peterson

Manhattan Project VeteranOak Ridge, TN

Y-12 Plant
Manhattan Project Veteran
Joyce Mari Peterson

Joyce Peterson worked in the Y-12 Plant at Oak Ridge, Tennesse for the Tennessee Eastman Company from 1943 to 1945. 

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