Robert E. Harrison

EngineerOak Ridge, TN

Y-12 Plant

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranSpecial Engineer Detachment

Robert Harrison was an engineer in the Special Engineering Detachment (SED) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee from August 1944 to August 1945. Following the end of the war, Harrison continued to work on atomic projects in the Y-12 National Security Complex.

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