[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 41 (Thursday, March 13, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E476-E477]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO MR. WENDELL TAYLOR BUTLER

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                          HON. CHARLES F. BASS

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 13, 2003

  Mr. BASS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize my constituent, Mr. 
Wendell Taylor Butler and the contribution he made to our country 
during World War II as a contributor to the Manhattan District Project.
  On January 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, approved a top-
secret effort to produce an atomic weapon. An unprecedented alliance of 
industry, academia and government was formed, and in just twenty-seven 
months, the atomic bomb was produced. Over 140,000 men and women, both 
civilian and military, worked together in secret communities throughout 
the United States. Relatives could not even be trusted with the 
knowledge of their whereabouts or the type of work they were doing. 
These individuals represent the ingenuity, determination, and patriotic 
commitment that led our Nation to victory in World War II.
  Mr. Butler was employed at Linde Air Products in Tonawanda, New York. 
This particular facility was used by the government for laboratory and 
pilot plant studies for uranium separation. The work accomplished at 
his location was vital for the successful completion of the project.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Mr. Wendell Taylor Butler 
and the other men and women who remained at home to design, develop, 
and implement the discoveries of the Manhattan Project. Their 
dedication and devotion to our national security allowed them to carry 
out one of the most epic engineering

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and industrial ventures in our Nation's illustrious history.

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