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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Joseph Francis Eckhart

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Raymond E. Garwood

Relationship

Grandson

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Activity During WWII

A MASTER PLUMBER IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, HE VOLUNTEERED TO HELP WITH CONSTRUCTION AT BORINQUEN FIELD, PUERTO RICO IN 1940 - 1941. UPON HIS RETURN TO THE U.S., HE WORKED FROM 1942 TO 1945 AS A PLUMBER AT THE HANFORD SITE, WASHINGTON, A PLUTONIUM-PRODUCTION FACILITY. THIS SITE WAS ONE OF THREE PRIMARY RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION SITES FOR THE MANHATTAN PROJECT. DEVELOPMENT OF PLUTONIUM FROM PROCESSING ORE AT THIS SITE LEAD TO THE PRODUCTION OF THE ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON NAGASAKI, JAPAN.