National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Peggy Bowditch was a young girl when she and her family moved to Los Alamos in 1943. Her father, Rear Admiral William Sterling “Deak” Parsons, was chosen by General Groves to become head of ordnance for the Manhattan Project.
Elbert Lowdermilk owned and operated the construction company that connected the Los Alamos laboratory to the rest of the country throughout World War II.
