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Willard C. Cone

TroubleshooterOak Ridge, TN

Y-12 Plant
Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff
The Alpha Racetrack at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennesee

Willard C. Cone was from Nashville, Tennessee. In 1943, he moved to Oak Ridge with his wife, Ruth Elizabeth Cone.

Willard worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation and the Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation from 1943-1949. He supervised women workers and worked as a troubleshooter. During the Manhattan Project, the Cones and their four children first lived at 113 West Malta Road. In 1947, they moved to 109 Tomlinson Road.

Information submitted by Willard Cone’s daughter, Elizabeth Butler.

Willard C. Cone's Timeline
1920 Jan 20th Born in Nashville, Tennessee.
1943 Joined the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
1943 Sep 11th1949 Jan 27th Worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation and the Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation as a troubleshooter and supervisor.

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