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Roland Davis

Laboratory AssistantChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

Roland Davis was a laboratory assistant at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab) during the Manhattan Project.

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