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T. J. O’Donnell

Shop ChiefChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

T. J. O’Donnell was the Shop Chief at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.

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