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Richard Shepard

EngineerOak Ridge, TN

K-25 PlantMarshall Islands
Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranPacific Nuclear TestsPostwar Nuclear ProgramSpecial Engineer Detachment
Listen to Richard Shepard’s Oral History on Voices of the Manhattan Project

Richard Shepard joined the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, working in the K-25 Plant as a member of the Special Engineer Detachment. After the war, he was at Bikini Atoll during the Operation Crossroads tests.

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