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Arno Roensch

Glass BlowerLos Alamos, NM

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/StaffSpecial Engineer DetachmentSpouse to Manhattan Project Worker
Listen to Arno Roensch’s Oral History on Voices of the Manhattan Project

Arno Roensch joined the army in 1944. A glassblower, he was deployed to work at Los Alamos. He was married to Eleanor Roensch, also a Manhattan Project veteran.

Arno Roensch’s Timeline
1918 Born in Germany.

1922 Emigrated to America.

1932 Started training as a glass blower.

1944 Inducted into the Army.

1946 Married Eleanor Roensch.

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