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W.P. Rankin

Project StaffB Reactor/100 Area

Hanford, WA
Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff
The B Reactor at Hanford, WA

Ranking worked at the 100 B Area at Hanford during the Manhattan Project. 

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