National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Hope Sloan was 25 in 1944, a dark-haired WAC corporal and secretary in military intelligence. In July, she joined the construction camp's morale-building effort by entering a beauty contest, part of an "exposition "promoting safety on and off the job.
Burdette R. McVay served in the 320th Troop Carrier Squadron.
Attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
