Oral history interview with Dale J. Jennerjohn, [sound recording], 2006.

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Oral history interview with Dale J. Jennerjohn, [sound recording], 2006.

Dale Jennerjohn, a Madison, Wisconsin resident, discusses serving as a mechanical engineer in the Army and working with the Manhattan Project during World War II.

Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 32 min.); analog, 1 7/8 ips.Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca.32 min.); analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 12 p.Military papers : 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)

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