General Leslie Groves

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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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