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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Lyle D. Pahnke

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Lyle D. Pahnke Jr.

Relationship

Son

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENGINEERING GRADUATE STUDENT AT THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, DRAFTED TO THE MANHATTAN PROJECT TO OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE WHERE PLUTONIUM WAS DISCOVERED AND REFINED. THEN WAS ASSIGNED TO BUILD UNDER UTMOST U.S. GOVERNMENT SECRECY THE HANFORD, WASHINGTON NUCLEAR WORKS, WHERE PLUTONIUM WAS MADE FOR TWO ATOMIC BOMBS DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, JAPAN.