Nuclear Museum Logo
Nuclear Museum Logo

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

Lorraine Thurman

Laboratory HelperChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff
Sketch of Chicago Pile-1 by Melvin A. Miller

Lorraine Thurman was a laboratory helper at the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago during the Manhattan Project.

Related Profiles

Nora D. Lawson

Y-12 Plant

Nora Dene Lawson worked as a calutron operator at the Y-12 Separations Plant in Oak Ridge, TN during the Manhattan Project.

Robert B. Jacks

Tinian Island

Robert B. Jacks served in the 320th Troop Carrier Squadron.

William J. McLaury

Tinian Island

William J. McLaury served in the 1st Ordnance Squadron.

Carmine A. Genova

Tinian Island

Carmine A. Genova served as a sergeant in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was a member of the ground crew regularly assigned to the B-29 Top Secret.