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Manhattan Project (U.S.)

Name: Manhattan Project (U.S.)
Biography/History: Manhattan Project is the term that by mid-1943 most accurately described the Army’s overall administration for the atomic bomb program. The program began in 1939 and was disbanded in 1947. The program included the Hanford Engineer Works (HEW), which produced plutonium.
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4039.2 (Pennant, Hanford Atomic Works Pennant, 1942-1960)