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Tony Leon Moore

Technician 5th ClassLos Alamos, NM

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran

Tony Leon Moore was born in Memphis, TN. He worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, NM, and received a commendation letter from J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Commendation letter from J. Robert Oppenheimer to T. L. Moore in October 1945

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