Leslie

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Leslie is the given name of Leslie R. Groves Jr., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officer who directed the Manhattan Project during World War II.

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  • Leslie R. Groves Jr. ×47

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Predicate Object
instanceOf engineer
human
military officer
appointedBy United States Army leadership
awardReceived Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
Legion of Merit
birthName Leslie Richard Groves Jr.
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
causeOfDeath heart attack
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1896-08-17
dateOfDeath 1970-07-13
educatedAt Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States Military Academy
employer United States Army
era 20th century
familyName Groves
fieldOfWork military engineering
nuclear weapons development
genreOfWork military project management
givenName Leslie
hasGender male
militaryBranch United States Army
United States Army Corps of Engineers
militaryRank lieutenant general
nationality American
nativeLanguage English
notableAchievement directed U.S. efforts to build the first nuclear weapons
notableProject construction of the Pentagon
notableWork Manhattan Project
numberOfChildren 2
occupation civil engineer
soldier
oversawConstructionOf Hanford Engineer Works
Los Alamos Laboratory
Oak Ridge facilities
parent Leslie Richard Groves Sr.
participantIn development of the first atomic bombs
placeOfBirth Albany, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C., United States
positionHeld director of the Manhattan Project
religion Methodism
residence Virginia, United States
Washington, D.C., United States
responsibleFor overall management of the Manhattan Project
spouse Grace Hulbert Wilson


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