George Merrill Webb, 2017

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Interview with George Merrill Webb, Downwinders of Utah Archive, September 19, 2017

Scope and Contents

George Merrill Webb grew up in St. George, Utah and recalls seeing flashes from the Nevada Test Site while he and his father milked cows on their farm before dawn. He said that clouds and dust would then come over later in the day. His two siblings and several of his nieces and nephews have thyroid problems and Webb has been diagnosed with a tumor in his parathyroid glad. Webb and his family believe that their illnesses are related to atomic testing. He also questions how much their farm crops and dairy cattle were exposed to fallout.
Interviewed by Anthony Sams.

Dates

Creation: 2017

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