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Bookmark or Share- Leslie Groves - WikipediaLeslie Richard Groves Jr. (17 August 1896 – 13 July 1970) 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.
- General Leslie Groves | Biographies - Atomic ArchiveGroves was promoted to temporary Major General in 1944, and he continued to head the atomic establishment created during wartime until January 1947. He was then named the Chief of the Army's Special Weapons Project.
- Lieutenant General Leslie R. Groves, Jr. - The Army Historical FoundationLeslie Richard “Dick” Groves, Jr., a career officer in the Army Corps of Engineers, was tasked with assembling the crucial links between government, industry, science, and the military beginning in September 1942, due to his imposing personality, iron will, and remarkable administrative acumen.
- Leslie R. Groves - Nuclear MuseumLieutenant General Leslie Groves (1896-1970) was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer and director of the Manhattan Project. In September 1942, Groves was appointed to head the Manhattan Project with the rank of Temporary Brigadier General.
- Leslie R. Groves - National Museum of the United States ArmyBrig. Gen. Leslie R. Groves oversaw the project. His imposing personality, drive, and administrative knowledge of the Army ensured the project’s success. Leslie Richard Groves Jr. was born on August 17, 1896 and learned about Army from a young age.
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