Graydon Whitman arrived at Oak Ridge in March 1944, where he began work at the Y-12 separations facility. Whiteman rose to the position of Track Foreman, where he supervised a crew of more than fifty men and women responsible for operating the calutron "racetrack."
Graydon Whitman
Mechanical EngineerOak Ridge, TN
Y-12 Plant
EngineerManhattan Project Veteran
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Graydon Whitman's Timeline
1944 Mar 13th Joined the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, where he worked at the Y-12 separations facility.