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Leo Wojtanowski

Shop KeeperChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

Leo Wojtanowski worked in a shop at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Lab (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.

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