Leslie Groves
Leslie Groves | |
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Leslie Groves, pictured here as a major general. | |
| Birth name | Leslie Richard Groves, Jr. |
| Born | August 17, 1896 Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 13, 1970 (aged 73) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Place of burial | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1918–1948 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Corps of Engineers |
| Commands | Armed Forces Special Weapons Project Manhattan Project |
| Battles / wars | World War I Occupation of Nicaragua World War II |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Order of the Crown (Belgium) Companion of the Order of the Bath (United Kingdom) Medal of Merit (Nicaragua) |
| Other work | Vice President Sperry Rand |
Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves Jr. (August 17, 1896 – July 13, 1970) was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer. He helped construct the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project, which helped create the atomic bomb during World War II.
Groves had a heart attack on July 13, 1970.[1] He died a few hours later at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. at age 73.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Headed A-Bomb Development – Heart Attack Claims Life Of Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves (1970)". Standard-Speaker. 15 July 1970. p. 1. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ↑ "A-bomb's boss dies after heart attack". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. United Press International. 14 July 1970. p. 1A. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ↑ "General dies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. 14 July 1970. p. 1. Retrieved 15 March 2018.