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R.C. Houlton

Personnel DirectorChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

R.C. Houlton was the Personnel Director at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.

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