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Laverne Bloom

Military PoliceHanford, WA

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran

Laverne Bloom worked as a Military Policeman from 1945-1946 in Hanford, Washington. While not on guard duty, Bloom often cooked for his troop and occasionally made meals for the director of the Manhattan Project, General Leslie Groves.  

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