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Welcome to our fourth newsletter for the year 2003. This
newsletter is being brought to you by our e-mail distribution
service called Constant Contact. In a time when all of us are being
bombarded by unwanted junk mail, we need to take extra precautions
to insure that only those interested in the history of the Manhattan
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NEWSLETTER. WE ARE NOW EXPLORING OTHER ALTERNATIVES.
Much has been happening with our organization over the past two
months. Please take a moment to read each of the included articles.
Each of the thumbnail photos throughout the newsletter represent new
photos sent into us over the past 2 months. If you have any
information that you would like included in our next newsletter,
please let us know prior to October 31, 2003. Also, we would like to
thank all of the individuals who have become members and those who
have contributed historical content to our organization.
Manhattan Project Veterans Digital Library
(Photo at left: Color photograph of the Y-12 Plant at Oak Ridge)
- When we first started this web site project about 4 years ago, we
had no idea of its potential. Today we are riding a wave that is
having a significant impact on K-12 education in America. The U. S.
Dept. of Education and the New York State and California Learning
Standards now incorporate DBQ's (Document Based Questions) as part
of K-12 history curriculums.
Alan November, a noted educator who instructs K-12 teachers
throughout the United States, advocates the analysis of primary
source documents as a learning tool that stimulates critical
thinking. He has contacted our organization and will be using
content from our web site for his workshops. What is interesting
about this is that no other American historical event produced the
quantity of primary source documents as did the Manhattan Project.
In the coming months we will be redesigning our web site using
much more advanced technology. In addition to installing a
sophisticated search capability, we will be embedding audio files
and will be creating five entry points to the web site material:
Middle School, High School, College, Life-long Learner, and
Scholar/Researcher. Each entry point will provide the visitor with a
sub-set of the material that is targeted to the anticipated needs of
the visitor. Visitors will still have other means to access all of
the material.
At the present time we have a tremendous outreach program to
locate Manhattan Project veterans (civilian and military) and their
families to obtain additional primary source documents. Primary
source documents include photos, letters, interviews, certificates,
official memos, military orders, etc. At the present time we have a
little more than 4,000 primary source documents on the web site with
about 1,500 still to add. We have been adding these documents to the
web site under the veteran's name as part of our 'collections'
section. You can provide a lasting tribute to a Manhattan Project
veteran (military or civilian) by providing these important
documents to our organization. Keep in mind that it has always been
appropriate to provide such items to the Smithsonian or a historical
society...however, when you do so, no one other than researchers
will ever see them. This is your opportunity to make them available
to students and others immediately. PLEASE SEE THE 3RD ARTICLE IN
THIS NEWSLETTER FOR RECENT MATERIAL ADDED.
Visit the New Digital Library Here
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New Members |
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(Photo at left: Inside a 'Green Hornet' C-54 of the 509th
Composite Group & Photo at lower right: Army ASTP Training Class
at Ohio State) Below is a listing of new members who have joined
our organization between July 1st and August 31st, 2003. As you
can see, 95+% of our new members are Manhattan Project veterans.
We need more members from the 'baby boomer' generation to keep
this project alive. We ask that you consider joining...we can
use your help.
John Helms (Oak Ridge SED - Admin); Charles Latimer (OR SED -
K25); Harold Hoover (OR SED - Y12); Bernard Manowitz (OR SED -
X10); Richard Leonard (OR SED - Y12); R. W. Lowrie (OR SED -
K25); Samuel Miller (OR SED - Admin); James Knight (OR SED -
Y12); Dwight Jones (OR SED - Y12); Rex Leuze (OR SED - X10);
Arthur Preslar Jr. (OR SED - Y12); Adolph Molin (OR SED - K25);
Roy Kelso (OR SED - K25); Kenneth Peterson (OR SED - X10);
Robert Brown (OR SED - Y12); William Bowland (OR SED - Admin);
James Sealy (OR SED - K25); Meyer Steinberg (OR SED - K25);
Arthur Sucsy (OR SED - Y12); Attilio Topazio (OR SED - K25);
Henson Stringfield (OR SED - X10); Howard Hadfield (OR SED -
Y12); Gilbert Wolfe (OR SED - X10); Harry Whitehurst (OR SED -
Y12); James Ballou (OR SED - K25); Irvin Winsch (OR SED - X10);
Melvin Day (OR SED - Y12); Harold Sills (OR SED - Admin); Walter
Koester Jr. (OR SED - K25); Howard Young (OR SED - Y12); Royce
Whitworth (OR SED - K25); Lester Martin (OR SED - Y12); Edward
Sternberg (OR SED - K25); John Tompkins (OR SED - K25); James
Wootton (OR SED - Y12); Donald Ross (OR SED - Y12); and Claudia
Ferrell (Granddaughter of Edwin Brown, a VP with Allis-
Chalmers).
Other new members include: Frank Hetrick (Friend); Sharon
Bartholomew (Daughter of Col. John Healey - Director of
Personnel MED); John Leary (Son of John Leary at Y12); Hal Behl
(OR SED - K25); Donald Ross (OR SED - Y12); Robert Phillips
(OR); Walter Muente (509th CG); Suzy Hess (Daughter of Walter
Muente); Gloria Ingleman (Wife of Milton Ingleman - OR SED);
Travis Holden (OR SED - Y12); Kenneth Klarquist (OR SED - K25);
K. David Nichols Jr. (Son of Col. K. D. Nichols - District
Engineer MED); Jeptha Wade (OR SED - Y12)
Please Take a Moment to Join HERE »
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Manhattan Project Reunion and Symposium |
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(Photo at right: Man inspects silver bullion received from U. S.
Treasury for use in giant magnets at the Y- 12 Plant) We are
rescheduling the reunion & symposium for Washington, DC
somewhere between May 1, 2004 and the 3rd week of May.
We could not get enough participants interested in attending
and thus decided it was better to wait. Initial plans call for
it to be hosted by a hotel near Dulles Airport so that everyone
will have the opportunity to see the newly restored Enola Gay
which is the centerpiece of the new Air & Space Museum.
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New Material on the Web Site |
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(Photo at left: Special Order Transferring 16 Men from Ohio
State ASTP to the Special Engineer Detachment at Columbia Univ.
& Photo at lower right: Los Alamos Security Guards on way to
Hanford to pick up plutonium) Since our last newsletter, we have
continued to receive several collections of memorabilia. These
include photos, letters, oral histories, and documents related
to the Manhattan Project between 1942 and early 1947. Over the
past 2 months we have added around 500 items to the web site.
Recently added content includes: (1) The 59 page log book and
diary belonging to Sgt. Abe Spitzer, the radio operator on
Bockscar during the Nagasaki mission. This and other material
provided to us by Joan Hinterbichler, daughter of Abe Spitzer.
(2) Very unique and poignant photos of the first flag raising on
Iwo Jima provided by Joe Papalia. (3) Photos and documents
belonging to Col. Berton Burns, a pilot with the 58th Bomb Wing
and 509th Composite Group - Tinian Island and Operation
Crossroads. Items provided by Irene Mann, daughter of Col.
Burns. (4) 24 very nice personal letters written by Fran
Carroll, a researcher at the SAM Lab at Columbia Univ. to her
future and then husband, Sgt. William Allman, a SED at the K-25
plant at Oak Ridge. Letters are written between early 1945 and
early 1947 and were provided to us by Toney Allman, their
daughter. (5) A very fascinating account of the Y-12 operation
at Oak Ridge titled "Eastman Kodak and the Manhattan Project" by
Dr. Robert Schrader, an engineer in charge of the chemical
separation facilities. This provided by Dr. Schrader (6) Photos
of the 509th CG belonging to Howard Galusha, a maintenance
technician on Tinian Island, provided by his son, James Galusha.
(7) Photos and documents belonging to Los Alamos & Trinity Site
SED, William Stewart. Mr. Stewart recently passed away and these
items were provided to us by his brother, Alan Stewart. (8) An
excellent collection of Oak Ridge photos and a very informative
record of personal experiences by Walter Calvin Moore. Mr. Moore
held several important positions at the K-25 plant before and
after the war.
Check out "What's New" on the Web Site »
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School's Back in Session |
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(Photo at left: Men of the 5th Marine Division carry the
American flag up the side of Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima; Photo at
lower right: Marines lower the first flag raised at Iwo Jima
while second, larger flag is being raised in the background) You
might be interested to know that we receive around 15,000
visitors a month from K-12 students during the months that
schools are in session.
We have recently been featured in "American Teacher", a trade
newspaper and by Alan November , a well- known educator who
instructs students in the use of historical documents to
stimulate critical thinking. Both of these are signs that we are
having an impact on mainstream education, a major goal of our
organization.
We greatly appreciate all of you who have taken the time to
donate photos, documents, and letters. You can be assured that
they are being viewed and appreciated by hundreds of students
learning about the Manhattan Project.
Visit our Student Topics Here »
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Please Support Our Mission to Preserve and Exhibit |
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(Photo at left: Los Alamos Security Handbook & Photo at lower
right: ID card belonging to SED William Stewart - Joint Task
Force One - Operation Crossroads - 1946) We desperately need
more members. The cost of joining is $25.00 for veterans and
$30.00 for family members and friends. Those with the means and
the willingness to donate more, we have special recognition
areas to reflect your support. Please help us achieve new
heights during the remainder of 2003.
Our mission is to preserve, exhibit, interpret, and teach the
history of the Manhattan Project. This is a major endeavor and
one which is critically important. Up to this point we have been
successful beyond our expectations. However, until we receive
major funding we are dependent upon the generosity of
individuals.
We have been placing 'buttons' throughout our web site to
encourage people to donate as little as $2.00 using any major
credit card. Also, we have obtained 3 copies of the 1945
Telephone Directory for the Clinton Engineer Works. We have
decided to auction one off to raise money for our organization.
This directory is 48 pages long and in excellent condition. It
contains the names of more than 3,000 Oak Ridgers along with
their address and the company they worked for (ie., DuPont,
Tennessee Eastman, etc.) Those interested in bidding on this
unique item, please visit ebay.com and enter the item #
2195397652.
Remember that we are a 501(c)3 non-profit, tax- exempt
organization and your contributions are 100% tax deductible.
Please make checks payable to MPHPA and mail to: Manhattan
Project Heritage Preservation Assoc.; P.O. Box 366; Montour
Falls, NY 14865-0366 OR 'Click" on the link below to sign up
on-line.
Please 'Click' HERE to Support Our Historic Endeavor! »
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New Manhattan Project Material Wanted |
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(Photo at left: Los Alamos Post Baseball Team & Photo at right:
Men of the 509th Composite Group relax onboard the USS Deuel on
way home from Tinian Island) Now is your opportunity to be
included in the Manhattan Project Digital Library. We are
averaging more than 1,000 visitors per day and this number
increases by about 15% each month.
We can use any photos, documents, letters, etc. Everything
provided is being digitized, enhanced, and optimized for
presentation on the Internet. Space is not an issue; our web
site is a little over 600 MB in size and we have unlimited space
available.
Please consider donating your mementos to our non- profit
organization or simply provide them to us temporarily so that we
may add quality material to the web site.
Most people interested in the history of the Manhattan
Project have seen all of the 'official' photos. What we are
interested in primarily is the personal photos and documents.
These lend a whole different perspective to the history and our
visitors love them. Please contact us with any questions that
you have.
New Material Wanted »
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Dept. of Labor - Energy Employee Compensation |
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(Photo at left: Air Force ID Card - 509th CG - Sgt. Abe Spitzer,
Radio Operator; photo below right: Abe Spitzer in front of the
B-29 'The Great Artiste') The mission of the EEOICP is to
deliver benefits to eligible employees and former employees of
the Department of Energy, its contractors and subcontractors or
to certain survivors of such individuals, as provided in the
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act.
The mission also includes delivering benefits to certain
beneficiaries of Section five of the Radiation Exposure
Compensation Act.
The benefits extend to civilian workers of the Manhattan
Project who worked at specific locations and whose health was
affected by specific diseases. Survivors of these workers are
elgible for benefits. The Dept. of Labor has been in contact
with our organization because they have had trouble in locating
these workers. In addition, we show workers involved with
hazardous materials at locations that the DOL had no record of.
We will be working with the Dept. of Labor to help publicize
this program and assist civilian workers and their families in
obtaining benefits. If you would like for us to assist you in
determining whether or not you are elgible, please contact us.
This service will only be available to paid members of our
organization.
Please contact us at gadget1945@stny.rr.com with any
questions.
Atomic Bomb General Store on eBay »
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Veteran Archives; Veteran Message Board; Books, and What's Next! |
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(Photo at left: Little Boy rests in the pit awaiting loading &
Photo at lower right: Hundreds of construction workers'
'hutments' dotted the landscape at Oak Ridge) As always, we are
looking for information on many Manhattan Project veterans. We
have close to 200 messages posted on our message board. Please
click on the link at the bottom of this section to go to our
message board. A few of the veterans that have been recently
listed are as follows: Hyman Sidofsky - Los Alamos; Thomas J.
Anderson - Fusing Group - Los Alamos; Iral B. Johns - Trigger
Mechanism - Los Alamos; Edward C. Long & Mary Eliz. (Barnes)
Long - Oak Ridge; Wayne and Libby Rogers - Oak Ridge; R. Duane
Conner (Y12) and Rex C. Conner (Corps of Engineers - Oak Ridge;
James R. White, Physicist - Oak Ridge; William Francis McKelvey
- Oak Ridge; M. J. Aday, Jones Const. - Oak Ridge; Melvin
Dietrich, Comstock Bryant (K25) - Oak Ridge; and Emery Rawlings
- Hanford. If anyone has any knowledge of or information about
the aforementioned veterans, please contact us.
In our Veteran Archives section of the web site you will find
the profiles of veterans that have been submitted to us. This is
one of the most important things that we do. We have over 180 so
far and you will find historical information that you won't find
anywhere else. Since our last newsletter, we have added the
following profiles: Bryant Barrett, A.S. Schulman Elect - Oak
Ridge; Harold Koch, Electrical Engr - Oak Ridge; Dodson 'Dot'
Marrs - Oak Ridge; Edith (Barwick) Haag - WAC - Los Alamos; Jane
Arnold, Health Div. Researcher - Met Lab; Howard Galusha,
Aircraft Maintenance - 509th CG; Melvin Dietrich, Comstock &
Bryant - Oak Ridge; James O. Johnson, Ordnanceman - China Lake,
CA; Raymond DuJack - SAM Lab (Columbia); John Robinson,
Instrument Maker X10 - Oak Ridge; Millard Sloan, Chemical
Operator Y12 - Oak Ridge; William Cowart, SED - Los Alamos; and
William Stewart, SED - Los Alamos & Operation Crossroads.
Between now and when the next newsletter comes out in a
couple of months, we will be working diligently on the new
Special Engineer Detachment section. Also, the Library of
Congress - Veterans History Project has asked us (as a national
partner) to commit to recording 100 oral histories of Manhattan
Project veterans during the next fiscal year ending 6/30/04. We
have recorded 20 over the past year. We have the question
formats put together and conduct the recordings over the
telephone. If you are interested in participating in this very
important endeavor, please contact us for more information
Go to the Manhattan Project Veteran Archives »
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