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Leslie Richard Groves (August 17, 1896 - July 13, 1970) was the United States Army general who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and the primary military leader in charge of the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb during World War II.

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  • Leslie Richard Groves (August 17, 1896 - July 13, 1970) was the United States Army general who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and the primary military leader in charge of the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb during World War II.
  • Lieutenant General Leslie 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 that developed the atomic bomb during World War II. As the son of a United States Army chaplain, Groves lived at a number of Army posts during his childhood. He graduated fourth in his class at the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1918 and was commissioned into the US Army Corps of Engineers. In 1929, he went to Nicaragua as part of an expedition whose purpose was to conduct a survey for the Inter-Oceanic Nicaragua Canal. Following the 1931 Nicaragua earthquake, Groves took over responsibility for Managua's water supply system, for which he was awarded the Nicaraguan P
  • Leslie Groves, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, led the Manhattan Project. He had the rank of Major General during his time on the Manhattan Project. After the war, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General. In 1943, he and Vannevar Bush interviewed Doc Brown for a position with the Manhattan Project. Despite a disastrous interview, Doc was awarded the position.
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