Nuclear Museum Logo
Nuclear Museum Logo

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

Ruby M. Palen

Project StaffOak Ridge, TN

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff
The Chapel on the Hill in Oak Ridge

Ruby Palen worked for the United States Engineer District Office.

Related Profiles

Julian R. Fleming

Y-12 Plant

Julian Fleming worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation at the Y-12 Plant.

Duane Sewell

Tinian Island

Duane Sewell began working with the Manhattan Project in 1941. He was one of the first people to arrive at Oak Ridge and experienced first-hand some of the difficulties there with cyclotrons and isotope separation.

George J. Brown

Tinian Island

George J. Brown served as a sergeant in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was a member of the ground crew regularly assigned to the B-29 Up An’ Atom.

W. Lane

Oak Ridge, TN

Lane worked for Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation.