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Nellie V. Widmayer was born Nellie V. Sanderson, November 23, 1919 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio and came to Washington, DC in September 1939. She has lived in Silver Spring since January of 1946. She was the secretary to General Groves during the Manhattan Project. She worked for the War Department Corps of Engineers mail room […]

Lt. Francis O’ Sullivan was the third officer om the job when he arrived December 11, 1942, had served in Vicksburg, Mobile and the Lower Mississippi Valley before he came to Oak Ridge.

Austin E. Johnston, who has served fourteen years with the U.S.E.D., and William La Mond, with fifteen years service, say they’ll stay with the U.S.E.D. all their lives “if they’ll have us.”

Austin E. Johnston, who has served fourteen years with the U.S.E.D., and William La Mond, with fifteen years service, say they’ll stay with the U.S.E.D. all their lives “if they’ll have us.”

Major Thomas J. Rentenbach, who has been at Oak Ridge longer than any other officer, arrived November 5. 1942, when the project was just a one room office in Clinton, has seen it grow from a literal “scratch”.

[Note: This interview contains graphic descriptions of the aftermath of the atomic bombing.] Cindy Kelly: I want to begin by saying it’s February 19, 2019 and we are in Nagasaki, Japan. If you could introduce yourself–say your name and spell it. Just tell me your name. Yoshiro Yamawaki: My name is Yoshiro Yamawaki, Y-O-S-H-I-R-O Y-A-M-A-W-A-K-I. […]

Keiko Ogura: This is the west end. There was a hill. People rushed to the foot of this hill for fleeing from the city. And then you see the white area. That is the sea area. We are facing south, the southern area, here. Usually, we see Miyajima Island around here. This one, maybe. And […]

Kelly:  This is wonderful. This is February 20, 2019. I’m Cindy Kelly. I’m in Nagasaki, Japan and I have with me a distinguished guest. I want you to first start by saying and spelling your name. Mitsugi Moriguchi:   My name is Mitsugi Moriguchi. Last year, I visited Hanford. In Hanford, there is an atomic reactor, […]

Cindy Kelly: I’m Cindy Kelly. It is February 14, 2019. I’m in Hiroshima, Japan. Yasuyoshi Komizo: Yes. Kelly:  And my first question to you is to say your name and spell it. Komizo: Okay. My name is Yasuyoshi Komizo, and Y-a-s-u-y-o-s-h-i. It’s a long first name, and shorter last name, Komizo. K-o-m-i-z-o. Yasuyoshi Komizo. I’m […]

Cindy Kelly:  I’m Cindy Kelly, Atomic Heritage Foundation, and it is February 15, 2019, in Hiroshima. I have with me a very special person. My first question is for her to tell us her name and spell it. Tomoko Watanabe:  My name is Tomoko Watanabe. T-o-m-o-k-o W-a-t-a-b-a [misspoke: W-a-t-a-n-a-b-e]. I was born in Hiroshima, 1953. […]