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Wilfred Fritz

EngineerLos Alamos, NM

K-25 PlantOak Ridge, TN
EngineerManhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranSpecial Engineer Detachment
Oak Ridge, K-25

Attended the Pratt Institute.

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