General Leslie Groves

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Leslie_Groves

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal gptkb:Legion_of_Honour gptkb:Legion_of_Merit gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birthDate	1896-08-17
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Albany,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Richard_Groves
gptkbp:deathDate	1970-07-13
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:education	gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy_at_West_Point
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:father	gptkb:Leslie_Richard_Groves_Sr.
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Leslie_Richard_Groves_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	General Leslie Groves
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank	Lieutenant General
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableEvent	Oversaw development of the first atomic bombs Supervised construction of military facilities during WWII
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:oversawConstruction	gptkb:The_Pentagon
gptkbp:portrayedBy	gptkb:Brian_Dennehy gptkb:Matt_Damon gptkb:Paul_Newman
gptkbp:postRetirementRole	Vice President at Sperry Rand
gptkbp:publishedWork	gptkb:Now_It_Can_Be_Told:_The_Story_of_the_Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Methodist
gptkbp:retired	1948
gptkbp:serviceYears	1918–1948
gptkbp:signature	Leslie Groves signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Grace_Wilson
gptkbp:subjectOf	gptkb:Oppenheimer_(film)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer	3