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Charles R. Dickson

Administrative AssistantOak Ridge, TN

Y-12 Plant
Manhattan Project Veteran
The Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Charles Russell Dickson worked for the Manhattan Project civilian contractor Tennesee Eastman Corporation as an administrative assistant from 1943 to 1946. He was assigned to the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennesee.  

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