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A. L. DeSpain

Project StaffT-Plant/200 Areas

Hanford, WA
Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff
T-Plant

A. L. DeSpain worked at the 200 East Area at Hanford during the Manhattan Project.
 

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