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Robert F. Clothier

EngineerY-12 Plant

Oak Ridge, TN
EngineerManhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff
The Alpha Racetrack at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennesee

Robert F. Clothier was a technical supervisor for the  Tennessee Eastman Corporation assigned to the Y-12 Plant during the Manhattan Project. He later retired from the Engineering Department at San Jose State University.

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