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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Delbert L. Ball

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Mrs. Carolyn Hughes

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER FOR THE MANHATTAN PROJECT FROM 1941 TO 1945. MEMBER OF THE TEAM WHO FIRST SUCCESSFULLY SPLIT THE ATOM. AWARDED CERTIFICATE WHICH READS 'DELBERT L. BALL HAS PARTICIPATED IN WORK ESSENTIAL TO THE PRODUCTION OF THE ATOMIC BOMB THEREBY CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF WORLD WAR II', SIGNED BY HENRY L. STIMSON, SECRETARY OF WAR.