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William J. Larkin

Project AlbertaTinian Island

Wendover, UT
Manhattan Project VeteranProject Alberta
North Airfield at Tinian Island.

William J. Larkin worked in Project Alberta as part of the team that transported and assembled the Little Boy and Fat Man atomic bombs.

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