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Special Engineer Detachment - Oak Ridge - X10 Plant
"Clinton Labs"
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E. I. DuPont; Univ. of Chicago; Monsanto Chemical Co.
Dr. Martin D. Whitaker - Director
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"I welcome this opportunity to express the appreciation of Clinton
Laboratories, the University of Chicago, and the Monsanto Chemical
Company for the great assistance given by the members of the Special
Engineer Detachment in the carrying out of our part of the atomic energy
program. A large share of the credit for the successful completion
of our tasks belongs to these young men.
At a time when it seemed impossible to recruit enough civilians having the proper qualifications for the exacting work to be done, these carefully selected men from the armed forces were brought in and asked to work side by side with the engineers, physicists, and chemists. They rapidly adjusted themselves to their new environment and cheerfully worked the long hours demanded by our tight time schedules. It is difficult to see how we could have completed the war tasks assigned to us in the time allotted for their completion without the assistance of this special detachment. These Special Engineer Detachment men have fitted into the Clinton Laboratories organization in all technical fields and in all levels including those requiring high supervisory skill and responsibility and have discharged their obligations admirably. Soldier has supervised civilian, civilian has supervised soldier, and probably even Pfc has supervised a sergeant with no thought as to what kind of clothes or how many stripes were worn by themselves and others. They have devoted themselves whole heartedly and well beyond the line of duty to satisfactorily complete the job. These men are to be congratulated on the remarkable way in which they have taken hold of the work here and helped us carry each task through to its successful completion." - Dr. Martin D. Whitaker, Director; Clinton Laboratories; Oak Ridge, TN; 1945 |
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