Nuclear Museum Logo
Nuclear Museum Logo

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

Philip Thomas

PrivateLos Alamos, NM

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary PoliceMilitary Veteran
Philip Thomas

Philip Thomas was a member of the military police and a private first class at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.

Thomas was born on May 17, 1927. After serving at Los Alamos during World War II, he worked as an auto body repair technician.

He passed away from a blood disease of September 23, 2012, at the age of 85. He is buried at Resthaven Cemetery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Information and photograph courtesy of Joseph Thomas, Philip’s son.

Philip Thomas’s Timeline
1927 May 17th Born.

1945 Served as a member of the military police at Los Alamos, NM.

2012 Sep 23rd Passed away.

Related Profiles

Isabel Torres

Los Alamos, NM

Isabel Torres worked at the Los Alamos laboratory during and after the Manhattan Project. She commuted from the neighboring community of Santa Cruz, first by truck, then by bus.

C. R. Frazier

Oak Ridge, TN

C. R. Frazier worked for the Poe Piping & Heating Company.

D. D. Ogden

Oak Ridge, TN

D. D. Ogden worked for the J.A. Jones Construction Company.

T.Y. Quarles

Hanford, WA