Nora D. Lawson

Calutron OperatorY-12 Plant

Oak Ridge, TN

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

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

Lawson was born in Huntsville, TN in 1925 and attended Hunstville High School. She was recruited to work for the Manhattan Project in 1943 and was trained as a calutron operator. She married Walter H. Williams in 1947.

Nora D. Lawson’s Timeline

1925 Dec 21st Born in Huntsville, TN.

19391943 Attended Huntsville High School.

19431945 Calutron Operator at the Y-12 Separations Plant.

1947 Married Walter H. Williams.

2000 Aug 30th Passed away.

Nora Lawson, Feb. 1947

Huntsville High School Senior Class photo, 1943.

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