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Does anyone know Hyman Sidofsky?
Sept. 13, 2003
Rhonda Horowitz
Email: rhorowitz@si.rr.com
message:
My great uncle was Hyman Sidofsky. I know he worked on the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos. Does anyone have information on him?
Does anyone remember Arnold McCloat?
Sept. 12, 2003
Anthony McCloat
Ireland
E-mail: anto_123@yahoo.com
 
My name in Anthony McCloat im from Ireland. I searched for McCloat on the internet and found this site, with Arnold McCloat included. As "McCloat is a very unique name, I was wondering was there any connection. If possible could you provide me with some additional information about him. I understand privacy issues but i was just wondering if you could provide me with some information. Thank you in advance, Anthony McCloat
Looking for Members of Z-5 Dr Brode's Fusing Group
Thomas J. Anderson
Organization: Fusing
Email: tomandys@pacbell.net
title: Looking for Members of Z-5 Dr Brode's Fusing Group
message:

As one of the people who worked on Archies and fusing the gadget, I would like to contact any former members of the group who may still be around. We had civilians, Army officers( I was then a 1st Lt.), Navy officers and S.E.D.s.

Do you have any information on my Grandfather, Iral B. Johns (I.B. Johns)?
Dan Johns
Minnesota, USA
dan.johns@pemstar.com
Comments:
Do you have any information on my Grandfather, Iral B. Johns (I.B. Johns)? He was at Los Alamos, and came from Iowa State University. He worked on the "Trigger Mechanism."
Frances (Francisca) Rael and Robert Rossiter
Johanna Archuleta
elmerjohanna@msn.com
Comments:
I am trying to find out if there are any pictures documents etc, pertaining to my mother and father. My Mothers name was Frances or Francisca M. Rael she worked as a civilian at the Lab in Los Alamos between 1945-1946 or 1947, she was a switchboard operator, she was from Santa Fe, NM she was a Army Veteran in 1945. My fathers name was Robert Rossiter I think he worked for the Zia Company. If you have any pictures or documents I can look at or download I would sincerely appreciate it. Thank You Johanna Archuleta

Looking for anyone who knew Francis Frederick?

Jennifer
Lightner
Email: sissyspace93@yahoo.com
message:
Hi! My grandpa worked on the Manhattan project for a short time in 1945 with the Army Corp. of Engineers. His name was Francis Frederick. From what I'm told, he also worked closely with a woman who called herself "Teddy". Anyone with information, please email me at sissyspace93@yahoo.com. Thank you!

Looking for Information on Larry McCarthy...

John
Kremer
Email: jkremer@rpsct.com
message:
I'm trying to find any information on a relative of mine who supposedly work at Los Alamos early on in the project.  His name was Larry McCarthy, and his background was in engineering. I'm just beginning to research this part of my family, and know nothing more about him at this time. I do know that while at Los Alamos, his wife (a great Aunt of mine) and children lived in Hawthorne New Jersy.
Any information would be greatly appreciated -

Dayton Carritt and Jeanne Carritt - Looking for Information

April 8, 2003 - My uncle Dayton Carritt was a scientist--chemist/physicist? with the Los Alamos project and worked with Niels Bohr. My aunt, Jeanne Carritt was a medical technician during the same time period. I would like to have them included with the veterans but would also like to know more about their particular contributions to the Manhattan Project.  Barbara Brooks - Please contact us via Feedback above with any information.

Does Anyone Remember Dr. John G. Waugh?
Dr. John G. Waugh was a civilian scientist. He was a physicist at the Naval Ordinance Test Station and
worked from 1941-1945 on the Manhattan project. He witnessed the detonation of the first test A Bomb. He told me later on that although the scientists were naturally hoping for success, some were worried that the world would not be able to handle the power. Naturally he did not talk about it at the time. After 1945 he was employed by the Navy and worked out of Pasadena as a physicist and mathematician. From 1964-67 he was Senior Research Fellow in Engineering at California Institute of Technology, but their files are classified. He was named Chairman of the BuWeps Hydroballistics Advisory Committee when he was Physicist with the Propulsion Division of the Underwater Ordinance Department. In 1972 a book "Hydroballistics Modeling" by John G. Waugh and G. W. Stubstad was published by the Naval Undersea Center, San Diego, CA.
 
I hope to find someone who remembers him or can give me any information, especially about the Manhattan Project years.
Elizabeth Waugh Leonard (sister) March 18, 2003 - Please click on 'Feedback' above if you have any information.
Does Anyone Remember Miriam Young Krollman; WAC?

April 3, 2003 - Miriam Young Krollman is currently living in Bethlehem, Pa and has lived in this town since 1946. Worked with Bethlehem Steel and Western Electric. Retired in 1983 with Keystone Bank. She will be 82 years of age in August this year. The interest in locating this web site was due to information she has kept regarding the Project. We found it to be most interesting and was glad to see that there were people out there helping us to locate information to bring back wonderful memories she had about her past. I am proud of Miriam Young Krollman and the assignment she took on in 1945. This was a courageous thing she did for her country. We often sit around and talk and view her pictures and information she has kept all of these years. We would love it if someone could reach us regarding other information regarding people that were in her unit; so we could try and reach them. What a wonderful Reunion this could be.  Maria Reedy

Looking for Information - Walter Pocock...
Username: Lee
Userstate: New Jersey/USA
March 31, 2003
Comments:
I am looking for information about my uncle, Walter Pocock who worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos. I believe he was a metallurgist from John Hopkins. Let me know if there is any information about him or where I can search for that information. My aunt Sylvia Domingo-Pocock was there also. Could she have contributed to the women's organization? Thanks
Looking for Information - Hans Heinrich Staub...
I'm trying to track down information about the life and career of a Swiss physicist who lived and worked at Los Alamos as part of the Manhattan Project - Hans Heinrich Staub.  He came to Los Alamos from Stanford University with Felix Bloch, and I believe they may have formed something called the "Detection" group, but am not sure.  Web searches (including this one & the LANL.gov site) have yielded a surprising lack of information on Staub, and virtually no personal details about his life. Except for about a dozen of so brief mentions in articles about other scientists, it's as if he never existed. (There are a couple of photos of him with other physicists at Los Alamos in the Emilio Segré Visual Archives.)  I do know that after the war he returned to Stanford to continue work related to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, and later moved back to Switzerland to become the director of the Physics Institute at the University of Zurich. All their info is, unfortunately, in German.  I'm interested in any biographical information (in English) about his life and career, not technical papers, and am hoping that someone can refer me to a person, organization or publication.  Thanks,
Doug Brightwell
doug@dougbrightwell.com

Does Anyone Remember Ernie Bigari, an Electrician at Los Alamos...

Terese Collins
Email: teresecollins@lvcm.com
message:
I am compiling a few short stories of my father's life and would love to hear from anyone who happened to remember him from his short stay at Los Alamos. He was an electrician there near the end of the war.

Looking for SED Security Guards & Patrick Cleary's Family...

James Porterie
Email: jporterie@earthlink.net
message:
Hi...
I am looking for members of the Security Guards at Los Alamos. A small group of men that I don't believe ever numbered over about fifty at any one time. I don't know when they were organized. I was a member in 1946, 47 and January February 1948. We were charged with removing the fissionable material from the vaults then guarding the material in the labs or any place it went. We also transported it any place it went in the US and some times out of the country. I have been in contact with members Robert Fortenberry and Robert Schwerin. We are trying to find more of us. I mention Pat Cleary who was killed in Korea. Michael Vickio had mentioned to Fortenberry that some one in his family had been looking for info on him It would be great to find more of us. We are all 75 or older so time is short. Hope someone can help. Thanks, Jim

David Greenglass at Los Alamos??

Sam Roberts
The New York Times
Email: samrob@nytimes.com

I'm revising my book, THE BROTHER, about David Greenglass's role at Los Alamos. Any anecdotes or information would be much appreciated. Thank you, Sam Roberts

Eugene L. Nooker...

My name is Michelle M. Parczick. I am just wondering if Eugene L. Nooker is related to me in any way. I was wondering if you can send me some information about him to my email address it is butterfly2free69@yahoo.com  It would be really helpful to me and everyone else that I know I'm related to. Thanks Michelle Parczick

Lost Trinity Photo...

As an authority on the Trinity test I am hoping you can be of assistance. I am trying to locate a photo of Oppenheimer and Groves standing at the base of the tower after the test--it was a UPI photo, and it was autographed to me by Oppenheimer and Groves. I am Charles Yulish. The photo disappeared while I was living in New York City years ago. I am willing to purchase it back it is ever located. Thanks for any assistance you might render. No need to tell you of the sentimental value involved. Sincerely,

Charles Yulish, 1438 Q Street NW, Washington, DC 20009,

202 234-8888. E mail, q1438@aol.com.

Jack W. Aeby...

Beth Teel

My father, Jack W. Aeby (still living), began in Los Alamos in 1943. I am working on a book on his life and would like to include personal recollections of those who knew (know) him. Anyone having information please contact us at support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org

Dominick A. Itzi...

Lorraine Itzi-Pittelli
Email:         ladydutch357@aol.com

My father died in 1965. I was two years old at the time. Anyone who may have any information on him would be greatly appreciated. My father, Dominick A. Itzi, was stationed at Los Alamos from I believe 1944-46.  I know very little about him and would love to hear from any one who may have known him.

Henry Nieber, Military Police...

Username:        john kosowski
Userstate:       344 livingston place cedarhurst,N.Y. 11516
UserEmail:       nancerose@aol.com

Comments:

Henry Nieber came back after serving as an MP at Los Alamos, never mentioned his service.  A few months after his discharge, he was passing a robbery scene in N.Y. he grabbed the armed gunman, disarmed him, and held him by the neck until the police arrived.  When he was at home he acted strangely, guarded his food, and didn't allow visitors into his house. Outside of his house he was friendly, inside he was a changed person could the government have indoctrinated him, or done something to him to make him act that way?  He died with TB, throat cancer, and he also had diabetes at the time of death.  He never had any contact with his side of the family, and said not to ask him about them. Does any body know anything about his family?  John

Mike Olsen, SED...

Does anyone recall Mike Olsen SED demolitions who drove Fermi to the site of Trinity after the explosion in the lead lined tank and had helped wire the gadget prior to detonation.
His son John Olsen would appreciate the inputs and Mike would be glad to hear from you. I'd be happy to act as relay for you or to make contact.  Thank You John Glenfield
Mike is my Uncle.  If anyone remembers Mike, please contact me at mejohnglen@aol.com  7/12/02

Raymond L. Hamilton & Mary Olipra...

I am the son of Raymond L. Hamilton and Mary Olipra.  Both wound up in Los Alamos towards the end of WWII. My Dad came as a member of the Army (SED), having served in Burma and contracting malaria.  My Mom was a WAC and served in the Mess Hall.  Both were assigned to the Project. My dad worked for the Lab as a Carpenter.  After the War they married.  My Dad continued to work for the AEC. I was Born in Los Alamos and I still remember Los Alamos, kindergarten (Miss Swans' Class), and crossing the checkpoint to get into town.  My Parents are still alive.  Anyone remember them?  Please contact me at : Rayham@hotmail.com  6/11/02

Duncan Peck Macdougall...

I am searching for information about Duncan Peck Macdougall, who worked on the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos.  I am not sure if he was civilian or military.  Please contact us if you know of him.  Submitted by Antoinette Barker support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org

Robert ("Robin") Nathan Gordon...

There are a lot of stories told in my family that have turned out to be exaggerations or untrue, but I'd like to try and find out if this one has any basis in fact.  My father, Robert Nathan ("Robin") Gordon, was an applied physics guy who (really) held some patents and was smart in applied ways. He died of a mysterious medical condition in 1957.  The story in my family is he worked on the Project, helping to design the casing for Fat Man. Given the track record of family oral history, this could be anything from a complete fabrication to an exaggeration to sorta truth to factually accurate.   Has this name ever come up in your work?   If it hasn't, what are the chances, in your opinion, that it might be true to some degree?  Please contact us if you know of Robert Nathan Gordon at support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org  Submitted by Jeffrey Angus

Windsor Raymond & the Detonator Group...

    My dad, Windsor Raymond, was a machinist/tool&die maker.  It is my understanding he worked on the designs for the machines that made the detonator for the first A-test.  My mother often told the story of when the test went off at Alamagordo all the men in the group my father worked with walked around with one pants leg rolled up, but she couldn't remember why.  Is there anyone out there who recalls that and can tell me more about it?  Lynne Raymond Sampson  support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org

    Rene Prestwood & Sara Dawson

      Looking for anyone who remembers Rene Prestwood (a civilian scientist) and his wife (or fiance?), Sara Dawson (a nurse) at Los Alamos during World War II.   Please contact us if you have information on either person.
      [Date/Time=04-13-02 - 11:32 AM]    , , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org

    Dr. Rose Mooney

      Dr. Rose Mooney was a professor at Newcomb College and is believed to have worked at Los Alamos on the Manhattan Project. Please contact us if you have information on Rose Mooney.
      [Date/Time=04-16-01 - 12:00 AM]    , , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org [Msgid=115780]


    Dr. Joseph Morris of Tulane Univ.

      Joseph Morris was a professor at Tulane University in New Orleans and is believed to have worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos. We can find no record on Dr. Morris' role in the project. Please contact us with any information that you may have.
      [Date/Time=04-16-01 - 12:00 AM]    Veteran Archives, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org, [Msgid=115782]


    Edward Robert Beckendorf

      Edward Robert Beckendorf participated in the Manhattan Project, most probably at Los Alamos. His family is attempting to learn what role Edward Beckendorf played. If you have any information, please contact us.
      [Date/Time=04-16-01 - 12:00 AM]    Veteran Archives, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org, [Msgid=115784]


    John Westerling - SED

      John Westerling was a chemical engineer at Los Alamos. He was with the SED, Special Engineer Detachment. If you have any knowledge of John Westerling, please contact us.
      [Date/Time=04-16-01 - 12:00 AM]    Veteran Archives, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org, [Msgid=115787]


    Arthur Isserstedt

      Comments: Do you have information about Arthur Isserstedt? He is my husbands grandfather (who is still alive and well). He worked on the timing device. I think he would be interested to see this site and pictures of the people he worked with. Thank you! erikami@prodigy.net
      [Date/Time=04-16-01 - 12:00 AM]    Veteran Archives, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org, [Msgid=115804]


    Rosalind Sharpe

      You certainly have my permission. Again I have no idea what peripheral role she may have played. When I was a child, I remember her talking about him and some work she did with him (or for him)J.R. Oppenheimer. If anyone remembers Rosalind Sharpe, please contact us
      [Date/Time=04-16-01 - 12:00 AM]    Veteran Archives, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org, [Msgid=115810]


    Sgt. Robert Breneman

      Trying to find anyone who knew Sgt. Robert Breneman who was with the Military Police at Los Alamos during WWII. Please e-mail me if you know of him!
      [Date/Time=05-06-01 - 9:55 PM]    Melissa, , msalazar@rain.state.nm.us, [Msgid=121445]


    Service Record

      My uncle was a member of the Military Police at Los Alamos, yet his service record does not show anything about it. Is there anyplace where we might find information on this service.
      [Date/Time=06-07-01 - 11:49 AM]    Jim Pate, 972/239-6336, jimpate@bigfoot.com, [Msgid=130316]


    Bert C Sigler

      Looking for anyone who may have known Bert C Sigler or have any pictures of him from that era or know where I can retrieve his serial number?? - He was a Provisional engineer > Was that the same as a Construction engineer/worker?? He was born Iowa but lived many years in LA. He may have been my father - picture would confirm this. He is deceased! 1915 - 1986 Thanks Bert C Johnston East Nottingham, Pa pa106th@yahoo.com
      [Date/Time=06-09-01 - 8:36 PM]    Bert C Johnston, , pa106th@yahoo.com, [Msgid=130803]


    Team From The Clouds

      My Dad ,Joseph Hopper was at Los Alamos and he was a machinist and he often talked about the "team from the clouds". He explained that the young "experts" were really very young intellects who were drawn into this project not necessarily by choice and they were frustrated and bored with all the secrecy and work with no outlets. A basketball team was formed of these young men and scrimmages were played but no one knew any more than they were the "team from the clouds" as there were ferried around on a small aircraft.
      [Date/Time=08-02-01 - 4:39 PM]    Mary Jo Ames, 607776-2472, jobie5@webtv.net, [Msgid=146421]



    Anybody know a Homer Rifkin?

      I am looking for a family member, Homer Rifkin, that worked on the Manhattan project. I know he graduated from a prestigious university at age 14. If anybody has information on him you can contact me at KAJOHN5557@aol.com - the name is Kim Johnson.
      [Date/Time=08-10-01 - 9:38 PM]    Mr. Kim Johnson, , kajohn5557@aol.com, [Msgid=149474]


    Jack Metzler

      We are hoping to find someone who remembers a Jack Metzler. He was a physicist who was educated in both Canada and Germany and then "disappeared" during World War II. He was reticent to talk about his experiences but he did mention that he spent time in the hot desert near Alamagordo, NM and that a fuse he designed was used on the atomic bombs. If anyone remembers Jack Metzler, please contact us.
      [Date/Time=08-24-01 - 11:38 AM]    Veteran Research, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org, [Msgid=154255]


    Jim Gallagher

      Looking for information on James and Vera Gallagher. Both were at Los Alamos during the war and remained there for several years after.
      [Date/Time=08-25-01 - 2:42 PM]    Pat Johnson, , pat3840@webtv.net, [Msgid=154608]


    one job in the S.E.D. at Los Alamos

      I was a soldier in the U.S. Army when I was sent to Los Alamos in May 1944 and assigned to "Special Engineering", The S.E.D. I was first assigned to Major Jerome Ackerman, a civil engineer, and an "officer and a gentleman." A fine man. I was given a series of assignments, both on "The Hill" and off. I worked in the library on heat transfer problems, on the early site layouts at Trinity, in the high explosive lab at S Site, in the mechanical design area as a courier, and at various other jobs until, in 1948, I left for college at UNM and eventually a 29 year career with IBM.
      [Date/Time=09-04-01 - 10:23 PM]    John M. Weil, , johnweil@yahoo.com, [Msgid=158258]


    Oscar Seborer: SED

      Looking for anyone who knew Oscar Seborer, an SED at Los Alamos! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
      [Date/Time=09-10-01 - 4:37 PM]    Veteran Archives, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org, [Msgid=160047]


    Edgar Giberson


    Maywood S. D. Hendron


    Missing Grandfather

      Alfred Lamar CARSON I am looking for anyone who may have known or has any information about my grandfather, Alfred Lamar Carson of Georgia. A Ga Tech. graduate becoming a Tech. SGT in the SED. Any information would be very appreciated by our family. He died in 1970.
      [Date/Time=12-14-01 - 11:21 PM]    Alfred B Carson, 865-376-1988, abcarson66@aol.com, [Msgid=194680]


    Interviews of "children" of the MP

      My father and uncle both worked on the Manhattan Project at the Met Lab in Chicago. I am interviewing people whose mother or father worked on the project whether it be Chicago, Los Alamos, or Oak Ridge. I am interested in understanding how this "legacy" may have had different influences on people in both their personal and professional lives. Please contact me if you would like to be interviewed or if you know someone you think would. I am planning to compile this into a book.
      [Date/Time=12-28-01 - 12:55 AM]    D. Leah Steinberg, , lsteinberg_99@yahoo.com, [Msgid=198447]

Dr. Cleve Beller

    Looking for any information about Dr. Cleve Beller, a doctor at Los Alamos. 

    Growing up in Okmulgee OK back in the 50s, Dr. Beller was my physician. It's not surprising he never spoke of his Los Alamos experience given the political climate of the time.  He had a wife, Kay, and two sons Cleve Jr. and Donnie. They moved from Okmulgee to Tulsa in the late 60s. I saw him once in 1970 but never stayed in touch.  I heard that his son Don may be a music teacher in the midwest. His older son was schooled in Europe and may have become a doctor.  Cleve Jr and I was contemporaries and I've been trying to locate him. Hence your item through a web search.

    [Date/Time=01-15-2002  - 11:21 PM]    Dan Acree, support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org  [Msgid=2002-002]

John E. Bowerbank

    Looking for any information about John E. Bowerbank at Los Alamos

    My father has told me that my grandfather worked in part on the engineering aspect of the Manhattan Project.  He didn't quite know the details since he was only a toddler at the time, but he did live in Los Alamos.  He claims that my grandfather worked on the contraption that held the a-bomb while it was transported in the carrier.  I am not skeptical about the truth of it, but I would definite like to have some documented proof that he was involved.  I have always said that perhaps my granddad would have been famous had the bomb blown up on the plane.  Do you know if it is at all possible to find out this information.  My grandfather's name was John E. Bowerbank.

    [Date/Time=11-08-01 - 11:21 PM]    Dan Acree, (Message to Michael Bowerbank...Please contact us via Feedback above)

Armando A. Rodrigues

    Looking for any information about Armando A. Rodrigues at Los Alamos

    My late uncle, Armando A. Rodrigues, was a scientist who worked on the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos.  I was wondering if you could tell me more information about his contributions to the project and any other details of his involvement.  I do know he died at at young age due to his exposure to
    radiation.  He was a chemist who graduated from Brown University in Providence, RI.

    Any information you might have would be extremely helpful.  Thank You.
     

    [Date/Time=01-15-2002 - 11:21 PM]    Mary Ann (Rodrigues) Iannuccillo, support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org  [Msgid=2002-006]

    William F. Heise

      My father William F. Heise is listed as a Tech 3 at Los Alamos and was an engineer. Anyone with information about him and his role at Los Alamos, please let me know. He gave me some desert sand from the Trinity Site that was blasted into a crude form of glass from the blast which I still have.
      [Date/Time=01-16-02 - 10:17 PM]    William F. Heise, II, , wheisemd@aol.com, [Msgid=206456]

Anthony DePaulo

    My father, who is 81, read an article about this site and asked me to explore it. His name is Anthony DePaulo, and he served as an MP at Los Alamos in the 2nd Patrol. If there is anyone who may remember serving with him or if you are the child of someone who served in this capacity, please contact me at dehar@infoblvd.net. My Dad would be thrilled. Thank you.
    [Date/Time=03-17-02 - 11:52 AM]    Linda DePaulo-Hargraves, 607-776-6499, dehar@infoblvd.net, [Msgid=234651]

 

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Does Anyone Remember Benjamin Miller?
Oct. 8, 2003
R Miller
Email_1: ricmaxm@hotmail.com
Comments:
My father was a civilian electrical engineer employed by the Brown Instruments Division of Minneapolis Honeywell Corp. He was assigned to the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge from approximately 1943-July 1945. His name was BENJAMIN MILLER. He is deceased. I believe that I have a piece of parachute fabric connected to the Project which he received as a memento. I have not been able to locate his name in any of the files. Please help.
Does Anyone Remember Connie Carleen Hampton at the Y-12 Plant?
Oct. 6, 2003
Charlotte Lawson
byrdfeather designs
Email: byrdfeather@hotmail.com
message:
Does anyone remember my mom Connie Carleen Hampton...she worked for Tennessee Eastman company.
Does Anyone Remember Edward C. Long at Y-12 and Mary Elizabeth (Barnes) Long?
Sept. 24, 2003
Ted Long
elr@bechteljacobs.org
My father, Edward C. Long, received his BS in Physics at U. of GA just before the war started.  He worked at Y-12 as a Calutron supervisor.  My mother, Mary Elizabeth Barnes, earned a degree in Chemical Engineering from Auburn. During the war, she had worked in Michigan at a land mine factory, where she did quality control work. She was hired at Y-12 after the war, working in radiochemistry.
Does Anyone Remember Wayne and Libby (Lillie) Rogers?
Sept. 6, 2003
Stacey Wilson Feldman
email: rosefeldman@comcast.net
message:
My Grandparents both worked at k-25 and Y-12. My Grandfather ran Heavy Equipment and she worked in the Laundry. I am interested in anyone who might have known them. Help if you can.
Looking for information on R. Duane Conner (Tennessee Eastman - Y12) and Rex C. Conner (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers)
August 31, 2003
Susan Hart
Oklahoma, USA
hartsusan@cox.net
Comments:
My father and uncle both worked at Oak Ridge during the War. My dad was an architect and I'm not sure what he did there. My mother told me he designed some of the buildings, but I'm not sure of this. My uncle got there at the beginning and was responsible for the housing and laying-out of the town. My uncle's daughter and I are trying to find out what they did. My father's name was R. Duane Conner and my uncle's name was Rex C. Conner. I have photos of our house and some of the surrounding area. My brother was born in the hospital there on April 12, 1945 - the day Roosevelt died.  Thanks so much.
Looking for information on Dr. James R. White - Y12 Plant
August 28, 2003
Jeff White
Indiana/USA
white_ja@ispat.com
Comments:
I am trying to get some information on my uncle, Dr. James R. White, who worked at the Oak Ridge facility for Eastman starting in 1943. He was a Physics graduate of Yale University in 1942 and went immediately to Oak Ridge to contribute to the Manhattan Project. Any information that you could supply on his career at ORNL would be appreciated.
Looking for information on William Francis McKelvey - Y12 Plant
August 29, 2003
Maureen E. Dignum
Colorado, USA
modignum@att.net
Comments:
My father, William Francis McKelvey, worked in Oak Ridge during the war and I am trying to find information on where he worked in Oak Ridge. He worked at the Tennessee
Eastman plant. He was a foreman of some type. I have found out that he left Oak Ridge sometime in early 1945 and went to Los Alamos. From there he went to Denver, Colorado and worked for Carb Ice and then Austin Construction and then Dow Chemical Rocky Flats.
Looking for information on M.J. Aday of the J. A. Jones Construction Co.
August 13, 2003
Shelia Pell
Email: pellsa@aol.com
message:
I am researching information on my deceased father. He and his family lived in Happy Valley between 1943 and 1945. He originates from Alabama and I am very interested in contacting anyone who may have known him during this time.
Do You Know Someone Who Worked for Edenfield Electric at Oak Ridge?
Denise L.: Barbour
Email: dbarb@ezworks.net

My father, Melvin L. Dietrich, worked at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, three different times. In 1944-45, he worked for Comstock & Bryant Electric Companies as a foreman at the K-25 complex. In 1950-51, and 1954-55, he worked as a welder and/or electrician for the Edenfield Electric Company at the K-29 facility (in the K-25 complex).

During his work at Oak Ridge we lived in Kingston, Tennessee. As an elementary school teacher, my mother taught at schools in both Rockwood (1950-51) and Kingston (1954-55). Dad was a member of the Masonic Order and I believe he attended meetings in Kingston.

If anyone knows someone who worked for Edenfield Electric at the Oak Ridge site who may remember my father, I would be most interested in speaking with them. Thank you.

Looking for anyone that knew Richard Blohm at K-25?
Mary
Blohm
richmary@tampabay.rr.com
Looking for anyone that knew Richard Blohm in Oak Ridge from 1944 - 1955. As I recall he knew people by the name of Cheeks and Peterson and Thorne and Gaines and Cravens and Kimmel to name a few. Have pictures, etc.  Please include in my query "Richard Blohm worked at K-25. I believe he was a boiler operator. He was a civilian employee.
Did you know my grandfather? William Dennison Kelley (Bill)?
May 20, 2003
Ginger
Howland
ghowland42@aol.com
I am looking for anyone who might have known my grandfather. He was a civil engineer - William Dennison Kelley or Bill Kelley.( Born Oct 31, 1901) He was married to Florence Kelley and had 4 children. William Jr., Marcia, Patricia and Donald. They lived in Oak Ridge TN for three years while my grandfather worked on a "secret" military project. My grandparents are from Charleston and later on Lewisburg W.Va. I have recently learned from my mother that he received the Army-Navy E Medal for his participation in the project. (This info is very sketchy and I am not sure if that is really the name of the medal he received but my mom thinks so) My grandfather and grandmother are both deceased and I would love to hear from anyone who might have known about this project...the medal... or if by chance someone knew my grandfather. Thank you

Does anyone remember Raphael (Ray) James Cashin ?

Mary
Hinton
Email: texasbelle97@yahoo.com

I was wondering if anyone remembers my dad, Ray Cashin. He was a Military Police Sergeant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, from about Nov. 1944 until May 1946, I think.  Thank you for any information you may have. Mary Hinton

Does Anyone Remember Earline Walls....
Jim Thornton
message:
I looking for any information on my mom, Earlene Walls, who worked at the Y12 Plant from January 1945 to January 1946. All that I can remember her saying is that she helped make the bomb.
Does Anyone Remember Ralph P. Wyrick....
Stephen Wyrick
Texas, USA
March 31, 2003
Comments:
My father, Ralph P. Wyrick, (the Col.) worked for ORNL and electrified the mechanical slave arms that were used to work behind the thick glass. As a very young boy I remember them very well and the box of wiring named "FIDO" that housed the wiring located outside of the hot area. I understand that these were on display at one time and the WYRICK REUNION is being held the Great Smokey Mountains during July and I wanted to invite all to see one of what my father had accomplished during his employment. Thank you. Stephen Wyrick
Does Anyone Remember Edwin Paul Meiners....
 I am A Junior High Student
title: My Grandpa...
message:
I am very proud of my grandpa and respect him dearly for answering questions I ask of it, for he gets depressed when he talks about it. He did not know it was gonna kill that many people. I love my grandpa and he is truly a genius. He was working as a nuclear physicist at Oak Ridge, when he was an undergraduate. He gave me his Oak Ridge residence cards. His name was Edwin Paul Meiners.
Sincerely,
Joe "KingMidas" Smith
Does Anyone Remember August 'Dutch' Anton, Sr....
Caroline Scott
Virginia
Email: cuantk@aol.com
Comments:
I am looking for information regarding my father, August Anton Sr, aka Dutch. In the 40's. My father was a plumber, local 86 out of Mount Vernon, New York, and he worked on the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, Tn. and he was a civilian. I can be reached at the following address. Caroline Anton Maher Scott 10513 Oak Bluff Court Burke, Virginia 22015
Looking for WAC's Who Worked in Intelligence at NYC and Oak Ridge...
Alice Berniece Long Norton
CA, USA

During 1944-45, WACs did intelligence work at Oak Ridge and New York City. In NYC they lived at the Collingwood Hotel. I'm trying to find others assigned to the New York Branch Office of the Manhattan District Engineers, where I was stationed. Do you know if anything has been written about this particular group of women and their duties and contributions to developing the Atomic Bomb?

Looking for women who worked in NYC doing classified work for Manhattan District Engineers from 1944-45. We lived at the Collingwood Hotel.  alicelongnorton@aol.com

Looking for Anyone Who Remembers Henry Robert Barwick...

Pat Wilmoth
Email: patkeith1960@yahoo.com
 
Looking for information on Henry Robert Barwick. Worked at Y12 as a pipefitter/steamfitter/plumber. Received radiation poisoning from being left in an area too long.
Looking for Anyone Who Remembers Merton G. Ridge...
Bill Ridge
California Usa
Email:       kinderridge@cs.com
 
I do not have much information about my grandfather, he died before I was born. My dad didn't talk about my grandfather much because they were not close and he has also since passed away. I know my dad lived at Oak Ridge Tennessee as a boy while his father worked there. (they were next door neighbors to the Rosenbergs and Ethel babysat my dad and aunt.) My dad also told me grandfather was at New Mexico without him and even on the aircraft carrier the bombs dropped on Japan were launched from, but I am not sure if that is true.
My grandfather, Merton G Ridge was a civil engineer with a doctorate from the University of Michigan. His Phd research, with others, resulted in expandable "joints?" that allowed concrete bridges to expand and contract in cold weather areas. I believe he worked on the housing or casings, i do not know the correct term, of the first bombs. I have seen but since lost a paper signed my the then secretary of war thanking my grandfather for his work on the Manhattan Project, but have no record of what he did.
I was hoping someone at your website may have known him or know of him and give me more information about his work.
 
Ted Hall; Also Looking for Blacks Who Worked at Oak Ridge...
jay searcy
searcybird@aol.com
 
Comments:
 
Question for anyone: I'm looking for someone who may have information about an Oak Ridge war years scientist named Ted Hall, a brilliant physicist who was only 18 years old when he was in OR. He came under suspicion after the war because he wanted to share secret information with scientists around the world and ended up living in England, I'm told, making significant contributions in the optics industry.
Also, for interviews, I am seeking Blacks who either lived and worked in Oak Ridge during the war, or knows someone who did.
William A. Sturm...
Ken Sturm
Email: sturmka@pweh.com

Comments:

Is there an list of all military/civilian personnel assigned to the Manhattan Project and their duties? My father (William A Sturm) was a chemist assigned to Oak Ridge (year?) I think the Army sent him to VPI to studying atomic energy prior to Oak Ridge. I do not know his title/attachment or if he was housed on base.

Leroy (Roy) T. Mullen...
Kevin Mullen
Email: kevinm1984@comcast.net
category: Oak Ridge, TN
title: Looking for information on Leroy (Roy) T. Mullen
email: Yes

I am looking for any information on my grandfather's time at Oak Ridge.

The Poe Sisters - Irene & Lorene...
Rich Buongiorno
Contact_MiddleInitial: F

My mother (Irene) and her sister both worked at the Oak Ridge plant and I am seeking any information on them or someone who may have known them. Anything will help. Please contact me rfmb@attbi.com

Cletus J. Volpert...
Stephen Volpert
Email: svolpert@courier-journal.com

Searching for information about Cletus J. Volpert who worked at the Oak Ridge, TN site in the middle 40s. Anyone knowing of information about that period and where to get employee info please contact me. Thanks! Steve

Jack Busby, Military Police...

Robert Busby
Email:         Busby@metronets.com

My father Jack Busby was stationed at Oak Ridge during the war as an MP.  Jack performed MP duties at Oak Ridge and Los Alamos and guarded bomb parts being flown between the two sites and the island testing sites.  I am looking for any information on US Army MP Jack Busby.

The Smith Sisters; Nancy, Mable, & Ann...

Mary Ellis
Email:         maryel@mac.com

My Mother-in-law and her two sisters worked at Oak Ridge. At the time my mother-in-law was known as Nancy Smith, her sisters were Mabel Hill nee Smith and Ann Jones nee Smith. They say the whole family worked there so there might have been some Smith men also. The family lived in LaFollette, which is 38 miles from the Oakridge site. Nancy is the oldest sister and she moved to Ohio after the war. Mabel still lives in LaFollette and Ann lives in Knoxville. I would love to hear from anyone who might have worked with these family members. The three sisters are still alive. I am trying to get more information about their Oakridge years.

Capt. Albert W. Thompson, MD...

Capt. Thompson was a physician at the Oak Ridge Hospital from March, 1945, until December, 1945. If anyone has any information regarding the responsibilities of the Oak Ridge physicians, or documentation pertaining to Capt. Thompson, I would appreciate it. The only information I have is that the physicians were taught treatment for radiation burns.  If anyone remembers Capt. Albert Thompson, please contact his daughter, Leslie Henson, at lhenson@pbmo.net 7/22/02

Lona Stallard Miller and Eston Miller...

    My parents met at Oak Ridge in 1945 or 1946.  Lona Stallard was barely 5 feet tall and she was "movie star" gorgeous with dark hair and eyes.  Eston Miller was in the Army, 6'1" tall with red hair.  He was an MP stationed at Oak Ridge temporarily while awaiting orders.  I would like to correspond with anyone who knew either of them.  Lona Stallard Miller passed away Mar 5, 2002.  I found her Manhattan Project pin safely tucked away with her cherished memorabilia. If anyone remembers Lona Stallard or Eston Miller, please contact Phyllis Miller at sand4me@coastalnet.com  7/12/02
     

    The Oak Ridge Story

      I have an autographed copy of the book titled "The Oak Ridge Story" by George Robinson.  I remember seeing many years back a black & white movie by the same name.  I would like to obtain a copy of that movie.  Please contact me via e-mail if you have a copy that you would like to sell or if you in a position to produce a copy for me or if you otherwise know a source.
      Rick Stetson
      stetsonr@triad.rr.com
       

    The Beginning of the End ... Alexandria Motor Inn in Oak Ridge

      There was a movie made "The Beginning or the End" staring Mary's Guy Williams 1947 filmed not long after the bomb was dropped.   www.outofthenight.com/gwbegin.html   This is the only info I have. Does anyone know if a copy of this movie is available? I'm a member of Oak Ridge Heritage & Preservation Association and several of us have asked around about this.  Also does anyone have photos or stories about" The Guest House " the now "Alexandra Motor Inn" located in Oak Ridge, Tn.  This is were General Groves resided along with other members of the Manhattan Project.  ORHPA is on a campaign to save this structure    www.orhpa.org  Thank you for any help.  Bobbie Martin  bobbies_arts@hotmail.com
       

    John Frank Boling

      John Frank Boling was a civilian employee at the Clinton Engineer Works during the war years. If you have any information about John Boling or know of him, please contact us.
      [Date/Time=04-16-01 - 12:00 AM]    Veteran Archives, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org, [Msgid=115785]


    Hallie Nolan Perry

      Dear Sirs: This is my first visit to your site. My name is Scott Perry, and I live near Pittsburgh, PA. My grandfather, Hallie Nolen Perry was employed as a fire alarm inspector at the Oak Ridge Site by the Roane-Anderson Co. I would be interested in corresponding with anyone with an interest in the history of Oak Ridge. I would like to discuss the possibility of sharing some old photos, documents, etc. slperry462@hotmail.com If anyone knows of Hallie Perry, please contact us.
      [Date/Time=04-16-01 - 12:00 AM]    Veteran Archives, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org, [Msgid=115805]


    Freddie Giles or Freddie Stripling

      My aunt worked at Oak Ridge during World War II. Her name was Freddie Giles, or she may have been known by her married name of Stripling. If anyone has any information on Freddie Giles/Stripling, please contact us. kaybonnie@netzero.net
      [Date/Time=04-17-01 - 12:00 AM]    Veteran Archives, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org, [Msgid=116148]


    Those in Oak Ridge 1943 thru 1946

      I am interested in finding anyone who worked or fraternized with the Stenstroms while in Oak Ridge from 1943 to May, 1946
      [Date/Time=04-28-01 - 12:00 AM]    Esther Stenstrom, 407-687-7979, st2000ar@aol.com, [Msgid=119522]


    Hartman H. Dross

      Has anyone ever heard of Hartman H. Dross? He went to Rennsalear Polytechnic Institute, came from Paterson, N.J., and was a structural engineer. He later worked for the Kellogg Company. He was my father and died about 1956. My mother never would talk about what it was he did in Tennessee and later in New York. She died in 1972. I would really appreciate any info about him. Elizabeth D. Reefer
      [Date/Time=06-12-01 - 10:06 PM]    Elizabeth D. Reefer, 816-472-3130, ereefer@armstrongteasdale.com, [Msgid=131507]


    Lillian O. Crist

      I am looking for anyone who may have known my mother who worked in Oak Ridge from 1943-1945. Her name was Lillian Crist. She worked as a secretary for either a Colonel or a Quarter Master. Any help would be appreciated.
      [Date/Time=07-25-01 - 12:26 PM]    Brenda Renzulli, , brenzulli@hotmail.com, [Msgid=143225]


    seeking information

      I am looking for information about Edward Foote who worked in Oak Ridge on the project in 1944-45. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan. any information would be most welcome. Please reply to nottingham@mailbox.lpl.org
      [Date/Time=11-08-01 - 4:29 PM]    , , , [Msgid=181659]


    Looking for Info

      Alexander, Noel O. was a civilian employee of the Clinton Engineer Works abt. 1943-1947. Prior to his assignment/hire there he was a civilian attached to the 1st Service Command HQ in or near Boston, MA. He never talked about what he did, but his specialty was apparently in radar/radio. I do have a paper indicating he was in "Dept 633 and his foreman was an F.M. Glass. Another paper indicates he was with Tennessee Eastman Corporation. Any information would be appreciated.
      [Date/Time=12-12-01 - 11:10 AM]    John Alexander, , alexco@mindspring.com, [Msgid=193871]


    Missing Grandfather

      Alfred Lamar CARSON I am looking for anyone who may have known or has any information about my grandfather, Alfred Lamar Carson of Georgia. A Ga Tech. graduate becoming a Tech. SGT in the SED. Any information would be very appreciated by our family. He died in 1970.
      [Date/Time=12-14-01 - 11:22 PM]    Alfred B Carson,  abcarson66@aol.com, [Msgid=194681]


     

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Veteran Search - Hanford WA      Scroll To Top Top

Looking for Someone who knew my dad: Emery Rawlings!

August 19, 2003
Sara L. Moore
Email: saraelmore@ameritech.com
message:
My father Emery E. Rawlings was at Hanford, Washington during the last part of WWII. He had his Christmas dinner there. I just recently sold the menu he sent my mom on eBay. Wish I hadn't now. He was as most of the folks involved very quiet about his time there. He had come from Mare Island in Valley California where he worked as a machinist repairing ships and making shell casings. Any one from that era would be welcome at my email!! Thanks Sara

J. L. Henson...

    Michael Henson
    New Jersey, USA
    Email: henson@optonline.net
    Comments:
    I believe my father worked at Hanford during the war. I do not know in what capacity but would be very interested to find out. His name was J. L. Henson. He was from Oklahoma and moved back there after the war sometime around 1950. I was born in Vancouver, Wa. in 1949 and my father died in Kansas around 1973. I only found out about his place of work during the war long after his death and never had any conversation with him about it. My parents were divorced when I was very young and I did not have a lot of contact with him after that. Any information concerning this would be greatly appreciated

    HANFORD VETERANS WANTED!

      We need someone to help us locate Hanford veterans during World War II. There were over 75,000 people there at one time; surely there must be thousands of descendents. PLEASE CONTACT US!
      [Date/Time=09-08-01 - 4:40 PM]    Veteran Archives, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org, [Msgid=159482]


    Hayden Rector

      I am a researching a book on Hanford 1942 to 1946. I need to talk with someone who worked there, if possible. My Grandfather was HH Rector and worked there. Hayden Rector was an attorney and a Captain with the Corps of Engineers.  Please email me if you know of anyone who would be interested or if you have any contact info for a veteran from Hanford.
      [Date/Time=11-28-01 - 4:33 AM]    , , bstephenson71@aol.com, [Msgid=189058]


     

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Veteran Search - 509th Composite Group      Scroll To Top Top

Looking for someone who remembers Albert E. Smith of the 509th Headquarter's Grp!
July 17, 2003
Nicole L. Morano
cheyenne7@alltel.net
I have found my grandfather Smith, Albert E., on the Memorial Wall  under the title of "Headquarters" can anyone give me an indication of where he may be in the group photos? i have looked at most of the pictures but i do not know much about his background with the 509th. ANY info would be helpful.
Does Anyone Remember T/Sgt Parke Miller of the 320th Troop Carrier Sqdn?
August 16, 2003
Tammy Mader
Email: tammymader@yahoo.com
title: Tech Sgt Parke Miller , Connellsville PA
message:
Seeking information on my Uncle Parke and his military history associated with the Enola Gay. Looking for former crew members or any information I can find on my Uncle or places I can write to find more information . I know that my Uncle was on the plane that was headed to Wake Island. Any information would be greatly appreciated. a GREAT BIG thanks !
Frank Alger Sr. -
Frank Alger, Jr.
E-mail: AlgerFA@nswc.navy.mil
message:
My father was Frank A. Alger, a PFC at Wendover and Tinian. Believe he was associated with the Crash Crews (Fire Fighter?). Have some pictures will scan and send in... possibly taken at wendover and I saw a picture taken with a brownie box camera of "The Cloud" over the island??? He passed away on March the 11th, 1990 at the age of 69. Mom is still alive and just turn 75.  Do any of the Wendover or Tinian Vet's remember him and possible have any stories to pass on to the grand children and great grand children?
Thank you for all you have done for your country.
Frank A. Alger, Jr.
Former S/Sgt USAF 66-73

Tinian Veterans 1945

Paul Perlongo
Email: huatulcoman@aol.com
message:
Hello,  I was in the 509th radar operations on Tinian in 1945. if any of my war buddies are still around give me a shout. 1-630-964-1540

Albert Davis - 1st Ordnance Squadron

    Albert Davis
    Email: RBrewerJr@aol.com

    I am helping Mr. Davis, who was PFC Albert Davis in 1945 at Tinian, navigate the internet to see if any of his buddies are around. He said he remembers Jennings, Green, and Staff Sgt. Covington. I will be glad to relay any email to him when I see him at the Kroger we shop at in Fort Worth, Texas. He is about 77, and wears glasses and drives his wife home in their truck, so I am sure he will be able to read any message no sweat. He figures there arent many of you left, so hearing from anyone will be a treat, I know.  By the way, like I told him, thanks.  B.B. in Fort Worth

    Grover Catt

      My father was Grover H. Catt of the 509th Composite Group. I have many pictures from his time with the 509th from Lincoln to Tinian. I have all his letters written during that time from my mother and from him. In addition, I have his original orders when he went home. He flew home from the war on the Enola Gay. My dad passed away two years ago in Pascagoula, MS. Michael Catt If anyone remembers Grover Catt of the 509th, please contact us.
      [Date/Time=04-16-01 - 12:00 AM]    Veteran Archives, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org, [Msgid=115799]


    William Dugal Campbell

      William Dugal Campbell was with the 509th on Tinian Island; If anyone remembers him, please conmtact us. Cyndi Kalczynski, Neice
      [Date/Time=04-16-01 - 12:00 AM]    Veteran Archives, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org [Msgid=115801]


    Bock picture?

      My partner is called Nicola Bock. Her father tells me she is a distant relative of Federick C Bock and I would love to see a picture of him to compare with Nicola. Does anyone have one or know of one online? Cheers Dave
      [Date/Time=05-08-01 - 10:39 AM]    Dave Weston, N/A, david.weston@nottingham.ac.uk, [Msgid=121890]


    Enola Gay & Bock's Car Survivors?

      Help! I'm trying to compile a "living" list of Enola Gay & Bock's Car crew members. Does anyone have information on the crew members of Enola Gay and/or Bock's Car? Who still survives? Contact information on any survivors? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Cordially, Fred Genchi (Fullerton, CA)
      [Date/Time=05-30-01 - 11:04 AM]    Fred Genchi, 714-879-3596, Fred@BrokerFred.com, [Msgid=127934]


    1st ordinance squadron of the 509th BCG

      I am looking for information on my grandfathers squadron. Their information is quite difficult to track. He was with the 1st Ordinance Squadron, 509th BCG of the 20th AF. Their squadron joined the 509BCG in March of 1944 I believe. I know they did "dummy" bomb drop tests near Glenrock Wyoming from Casper USAAFB Anyone with information on this squadron, roster, pics, history etc. Please forward to me, it would be greatly appreciated. Melissa Laird
      [Date/Time=12-27-01 - 8:27 PM]    Melissa Laird, , lairds@cablespeed.com, [Msgid=198405]

ROBERT H. SNYDER NAVIGATOR

    I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY UNCLE WAS THE NAVIGATOR ON A B29 OBSERVATION PLANE THAT FOLLOWED THE ENOLA GAY TO HIROSHIMA. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE 509 BOMBER GROUP OR 393 BOMBER SQUADRON THAT KNEW A NAVIGATOR BY THE NAME OF ROBERT H. SNYDER ?
    [Date/Time=08-04-01 - 2:40 AM]    CHARLES NAGEL, 952.401.8929, CWNAGEL@AOL.COM, [Msgid=147048]

 


     

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Veteran Search - Chicago Met Lab      Scroll To Top Top

Looking for Information on Daniel Petersen? - Chicago Met Lab or Berkeley
Jan. 10, 2004
Don DeGrace
Arizona, US
Comments:
Let me first applaud everyone involved in the design and information on this website. I have never seen such a comprehensive collection of information on the Manhattan Project. Thank you for this.
My question has to do with information about a relative of mine. My grandmothers brother was apparently involved with the Manhattan Project on some level but I can not find any details of his involvement. It seems that there was a level of shame associated with his involvement so therefore it was never talked about. This is some of the information that I know about him:
Name: Daniel Petersen (Phd.?); Lived in Chicago and California; Was a professor at the University of Chicago?; Was a professor at Berkley?
Is of Danish decent with the family coming from Copenhagen when he was a child by way of Canada. If he was alive today he would be about 95 yrs old., so in 45' he would have been about 36 years old.  My grandmother told a story that after the first bomb was dropped he received a phone call instructing him to report to a designated "safe" location. The family didn't know why he left at the time the only thing the family knew was that he had to leave and could not be contacted for several months. Was this a true story? Did any other personnel have to report to "safe" locations?
Where can I find information about him or any of his involvement? Did any of the scientists work under false identities?
Thank you for any assistance that anyone can provide.
 
Please contact: support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org
Looking for Information on Thomas O. Jones?
Sept. 27, 2003
Jessica Jones
Email_2: jajones@edgewood.edu
Comments:
This is my great great grandfather and I am doing a report on his contributions to the Manhattan Project. His expertise was chemistry and his contribution was to "heavy water" Deuterium Oxide (sp). He went on to head the National Science Foundation in Washington D.C. Made at least seven trips to Antarctica and a mountain range is named after him...Jones Mountains. I was wondering if you had any other information and also if there is anything else that you know about him.
Does Anyone Robert Van Dyken of the Graphite Research Group?
Sept. 22, 2003
Graphite Research Group
Maya Van Dyken
Email_1: mayaecu@yahoo.com
Hello my name is Maya Van Dyken and the photo of the Graphite Research Group came up and I saw my Grandfather. His name is Robert Van Dyken and he is seated in the photo all the way to the left beside the lady who provided the photo.
Does Anyone Remember Jane Arnold of the Health Division?
Henry D. Rossi III
Email: hdr3@wi.net
Chicago Met Lab
I am looking for any information about my mother, Jane Arnold. She and her friend Mary Dailey graduated from Northwestern in 1941, worked at the Joliet munitions facility, and then worked as research assistants in the Health Division of the Met Lab, University of Chicago.

Dr. Joseph Royal - U. of Chicago Met Lab

Does anyone remember my father, Dr Joseph Royal?  Originally from Winnepeg, Manitoba, he completed his PhD in physical chemistry at Berkeley in 1940. He had been teaching at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa before joining the Manhattan Project in Chicago as a young scientist. Later on, he worked for many years at Argonne. Thanks, Deborah Royal Dwyer  drd@pcug.org.au
[Date/Time=05-20-02]    Veteran Archives, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org,

George Schaeffer - U. of Chicago Met Lab

    Hello! Got your email from the "Met Lab" web site...wondered if you might be a source of the information I need. My father, George Schaeffer, was a chemist at the University of Chicago as a graduate student, then assistant professor, between 1940-1949. He worked with Hermann Schlessinger as his major professor, and for a good part of his work there, I understand that he worked on the Manhattan Project. He did his later professional work in boron, so my guess is that he worked in the Met lab... My siblings and I would like to find out more about his role on the Manhattan Project, but, unfortunately, he died in 1959, at the age of 41, and my mother is also long deceased. Perhaps you can help us learn more or direct us... Thank you very much. Monica Schaeffer 6160 Valley View Road Oakland, CA 94611 If anyone knows of George Schaeffer, please contact us.
    [Date/Time=04-16-01 - 12:00 AM]    Veteran Archives, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org, [Msgid=115806]

 


     

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Veteran Search - Columbia SAM Lab      Scroll To Top Top

William MeBane - Columbia SAM Lab...

Timothy Kenna
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Email: tkenna@ldeo.columbia.edu

I am trying to obtain information on William Mebane. As far as I know, he was a machinist or physicist working in the physics lab at Columbia. Does anyone have any information about Bill or what his contributions to the Manhattan Project were? His grandson is a good friend of mine, and we have often wondered about the details of his involvement. Any information would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Robert Stockstill - Columbia University

    Thank you for your reply. Mr. Robert Stockstill is still living. He is approximately 75 years old. He was interviewed at Columbia University by Einstein and Mr. Oppenhiemer (sp?). He stated that he was very young when he worked on the Project and that he was instrumental in developing the detonation device. I believe that he may have worked on the Project in New York and Los Alamos, but I'm not completely certain. His academic career includes his attendance at MIT, NYU, and Columbia---Mechanical engineering, I believe. He is also a three star Admiral. Thank you for your time, Wendy Vaughn If anyone remembers Robert Stockstill, please contact us.
    [Date/Time=04-16-01 - 12:00 AM]    Veteran Archives, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org, [Msgid=115809]

Robert F. Moore

    My father, Robert Foster Moore, was Director of Personnel for the Manhattan Project ( Columbia University). Where might I find more information about his role? Thank you! Philip Moore
    [Date/Time=08-22-01 - 5:53 PM]    Phil Moore, , pumoore@aol.com, [Msgid=153595]

 

 


     

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Veteran Search - Berkeley Rad Lab      Scroll To Top Top

 


     

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Veteran Search - University Partners      Scroll To Top Top

Dr. Arthur Hughes of Washington Univ. at St. Louis

    Dr. Arthur Hughes was a professor at Washington University in St. Louis. He is believed to have participated in the Manhattan Project. It is unsure of what role Dr. Hughes played or what location he worked at. If you have any information on Dr. Hughes, please contact us.
    [Date/Time=04-16-01 - 12:00 AM]    Veteran Archives, , support@childrenofthemanhattanproject.org, [Msgid=115783]

Dr. Karl D. Larsen; M.I.T.

Dr. Larsen was my uncle. He is deceased. My mother told me years ago of his secret work at MIT in WW2 on the spectrum of heavy water and that his work was a prerequisite to the first a-bomb. She said two physicists were on the heavy water spectrum project, he and an assistant who was from Texas. My uncle told her and my father that what he did on the spectrum of heavy water was a scientific first. He said that he worked long hours, day and night. We would like to know more about what he actually did. If anyone has information, please contact Richard Guay at raguay@midmaine.com


     

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Veteran Search - Corporate Partners      Scroll To Top Top

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Family Name - Fenstermaker or Fenstermacher?
Sept. 21, 2003
Diana
New Jersey, USA
dianaineurope@hotmail.com
Comments:
I am trying to put together a family history, and it is believed a relative of mine was involved in the Manhattan Project. He worked with Baldwin Locomotive for a period of time and rumor has it the gover