A native of Northern Idaho, Larry Denton was recruited by his father to work on the B Reactor in Hanford, Washington. At the age of twenty-one, Denton served as a shipping clerk, where he received and issued welding gases. Later on, Denton worked as a reactor operator at B Reactor
Lawrence Denton
Reactor OperatorHanford, WA
B Reactor/100 Area
Manhattan Project Veteran
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Lawrence Denton’s Timeline
19441945 Helped tear down Camp Hanford.
1948 Transferred to the 100 F area.