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Velva Irwin

Calutron GirlY-12 Plant

Oak Ridge, TN
Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff
Velva Irwin

Velva Irwin worked as a Calutron girl at the Y-12 Plant at Oak Ridge, TN. She was only 16 when she began working on the Manhattan Project.

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