Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves Jr. was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and dire...read more
Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves Jr. was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project, a top secret research project that developed the atomic bomb during World War II.
Department
Acting
Birthday
1896-08-17
Place of Birth
Albany, New York, USA
Also Known As
[ "Leslie Richard Groves Jr.", "Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves Jr.", "Lieutenant General Leslie Groves" ]
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