World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
John Ralph Bell
Hometown
East Point, Georgia
Honored By
Don P. Bell
Relationship
Only Son
HE WAS EMPLOYED IN DEFENSE CONSTRUCTION WORK BY ROBERT AND COMPANY; SITE ENGINEER ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS INCLUDING OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY, OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE; BELL BOMBER PLANT, MARIETTA, GEORGIA; ARMY GENERAL DEPOT, CONLEY, GEORGIA. HE WAS EMPLOYED AT OAK RIDGE IN HIGHLY SECRET CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING OF THE PLANT WHICH PIONEERED WORK ON THE ATOMIC BOMB, AND WHICH BECAME THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY.