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Leslie Groves


World War II · US Army · Lieutenant General

Rank: Lieutenant General
United States of America

Timeline

Birth- Aug 17, 1896

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Albany, New York

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Marriage- Feb 10, 1922-Age: 25 years
Seattle, Washington
Grace Wilson

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1939 - 1945World War II
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
World War II
Rank
Lieutenant General
Served For
United States of America
Gender
Male
Education: Institution
U.S. Military Academy
Education: Place
West Point, NY
Education: From
Jun 15, 1916
Education: To
Nov 1, 1918
Directed Manhattan Project
Oversaw building of the Pentagon
Military Posts: 1921
Camp Lewis, Washington
Military Posts: 1920
Fort Benning, Georgia
Military Posts: 1939
Washington DC
Military Posts: 1936
Kansas City, Missouri
Military Posts: 1929
Nicaragua
Military Posts: 1927
Fort DuPont, Delaware
Military Posts: 1922
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Military Posts: 1925
Galveston, Texas
U.S. Army: Rank
Lieutenant General
U.S. Army: End
Jan 1, 1948
U.S. Army: Start
Jan 1, 1918
U.S. Army: Command held
Manhattan Project
U.S. Army: Command held
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project

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Death- Jul 13, 1970
Washington DC
heart attack

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Jul 1, 1970

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Burial
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

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Other Facts

Full Name
Leslie Groves

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Mother
Gwen née Griffith
Father
Leslie Richard Groves
Full Name
Leslie Richard Groves, Jr.

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Social Security
District of Columbia
Last Residence
Washington, DC
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