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William Walter Atterson

Oak Ridge, TN
Manhattan Project Veteran

William W. Atterson lived in Oak Ridge Tennessee and worked at the Y-12 plant where he was in charge of keeping the machine’s working and making sure the work place was running smoothly.

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