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Lawrence G. White

Military PoliceLos Alamos, NM

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran
Front gate to the Los Alamos compound

Lawrence White was a member of the Military Police at Los Alamos. White was recruited for the assignment out of basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia. He completed a number of assignments between June 1946 and September 1947, including administrative help in Provost Marshall's Office, the Special Investigators unit, and the Motor Patrol Officers unit. 

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