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Participant Info

Membership Number
974
Salutation
Ms
First Name
Velva
Middle/Maiden/Previous
Rodes
Last Name
Irwin
Address 1
2920 Knox Lane
Address 2
City
Knoxville
State
TN
Zip Code
37917
Phone
865-637-0859
Code
RO
Work Code #
State Membership
TN
Status
1
Date of Birth
12/30/1927
Date of Death
09/20/2024
Deceased At Join?
No
Comments
I wanted to reach out and let you know that my Grandmother Velva Irwin (Rhodes) passed away early this morning at 96. She was so proud of her involvement in the Manhattan Project, and being a Rosie, almost as proud as we were of her! Thank you for making her feel special. CASEY IRWIN (granddaughter) (865) 333-6674
Name/Location of Company Worked
Manhattan project - Oak Ridge, TN
Dates of Work
Type of Work
was a “Calutron girl” at the Y-12 Plant, which separated fissile uranium-235 from uranium-238 for the atomic bombs. The Calutron girls served as operators at the electromagnetic separation plant, adjusting the knobs on their “cubicle” machines to keep everything working smoothly. Although they were not told what they were producing, the Calutron girls proved adept at the controls and played a crucial role in the Y-12 Plant’s uranium enrichment process. Many of the Calutron girls were barely out of high school when they were recruited to work at Y-12. Irwin was only 16. “I’ve talked to people and they’re like, ‘Oh, you worked on the Manhattan Project?’ It’s another century, but to us it’s real,” she said in an interview. “I think it’s marvelous that we get together and we go back in time and try to relate it to the younger generations.”
Rosie Name if Rb or Rv
Is/Was Rosie a member of ARRA?
Contact Name (Deceased Rosie Contact)
Susan Perkins
Contact Email Address
SGIPerk@hotmail.com
Contact Phone Number
Contact Relationship
Daughter