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Carl Crumb

EngineerLos Alamos, NM

Military VeteranSpecial Engineer Detachment
Carl and Jeanne Crumb wed in Los Alamos

Carl Crumb was a member of the Special Engineering Detachment at Los Alamos. While working there, he met his wife Jeanne Crumb, who was a nurse in the Los Alamos Hosptial.

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