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Kenneth W. Downes

PhysicistK-25 Plant

Oak Ridge, TN
EngineerManhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranSpecial Engineer Detachment
Oak Ridge, K-25

Attended Carnegie Technical Institute.

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