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Robert Van Gemert

Procurement OfficerLos Alamos, NM

Trinity Site
Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff
Robert Van Gemert's Los Alamos ID badge photo Listen to Robert Van Gemert’s Oral History on Voices of the Manhattan Project

Robert van Gemert worked in procurement and supply for Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. He was also involved in organizing preparations for the Trinity Test. After the war, he became the head of the Supply and Property Department for Los Alamos National Laboratory.

He was married to Marion Van Gemert, who accompanied him to Los Alamos.

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