National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Smith worked at the 300 Area at Hanford during the Manhattan Project.
Lt. Col. Thomas John Classen served as a lieutenant colonel in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. By 1943, Tom was the captain of the 72nd Squadron.
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.
