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William T. McNamara

Manhattan Project VeteranOak Ridge, TN

Manhattan Project Veteran
The K-25 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

William Thomas McNamara worked in Oak Ridge Tennesee with his wife Mildred Wilton from 1942 to 1946. Prior to accepting a job at Oak Ridge, McNamara had worked at the Charlestown Navy Shipyard in Boston. 

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