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The Nevada Test Site Oral History Project at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a comprehensive program dedicated to documenting, preserving and disseminating the remembered past of persons affiliated with and affected by the Nevada Test Site during the era of Cold War nuclear testing.
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Robert Elmer Friedrichs was born July 8, 1943, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Robert married Nancy on May 20, 1998, and they had one child together with two children from Nancy's previous marriage: Shaun (son), Gerry (stepson), and Michael (stepson).
Friedrichs obtained an associate of science degree (1973) and bachelor of science degree (1976) in Radiologic Technology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In 1984, Friedrichs obtained Master of Business Administration (MMBA) from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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The Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section Records contain materials from the annual April meeting in 1974 and a paper about lateral faulting in Southern Nevada written by Chester R. Longwell.
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Byron Leo Ristvet was born on August 22, 1947, in Tacoma, Washington. Byron married Linda R. (née Duco) on February 15, 1975, and they had two children: Lauren and Matthew.
Ristvet obtained a bachelor of science degree in geology from the University of Paget Sound in 1969. He then obtained a doctor of philosophy degree in geology from Northwestern University in 1977.
Ristvet was active in the United States Air Force from 1973-1977 and then part of the reserves from 1977-1997. He retired as a lieutenant colonel.
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