National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
W. B. Reynolds worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation at the Y-12 Plant.
Lavern L. Holmes served as a corporal in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was a member of the ground crew regularly assigned first to Luke the Spook and later to Big Stink.
In 1942, James E. Fix, was a 16-year-old freshman at Texas A&M University. Fix was drafted into the Army, and, after basic training, twenty men in his unit were chosen for the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP).