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O'Donnell, Alfred Joseph, Jr., 1922-2015

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Alfred J. O'Donnell was born November 8, 1922 in Boston, Massachusettes. He worked as a technician, opening the laboratory of EG&G, formally known as Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier, Inc., in Las Vegas, Nevada in support of the Nevada Test Site. He was part of a four-man party responsible for final checks and connections of 1968 nuclear and hydrogen bombs. He died on April 9, 2015.

Sources:

K. J. Evans. "Alfred O'Donnell." Las Vegas Review-Journal. February 7, 1999. Accessed March 27, 2020. https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/alfred-odonnell/

"Alfred O'Donnell." Las Vegas Review-Journal Obituaries. 2015. Accessed March 27, 2020. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?n=alfred-odonnell&pid=174612351&fhid=10864