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Nelmar J. Rigstad

Development EngineerX-10 Graphite Reactor

Oak Ridge, TN
EngineerManhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranSpecial Engineer Detachment
Sidney Weiss Carter

Attended Washington State University.

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