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W.J. "Jack" Howard 1922-2010
W.J. "Jack" Howard 1922-2010
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during his military service he earned the rank of captain and the combat infantry Badge, Bronze star, and Purple Heart. in 1946, Howard joined the Z division of los alamos National laboratory, which became sandia National laboratories in 1949.
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in 1956, Howard was assigned to inaugurate the new laboratory to provide ordnance engineering support to what is now known as lawrence livermore National laboratory. retired sandia laboratory Director Tom Hunter recalled, "I would describe Jack as one who laid the foundations not just for our nuclear weapons program but also for [sandia's]
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As Labs Director Paul Hommert said: "Jack Howard's contributions to sandia and [to] national security were immeasurable, from his nuclear weapons work to his advocacy of nuclear weapons safety to his leadership establishing sandia's california site.
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