Leslie Groves

BIOGRAPHY

Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves Jr. 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.

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

17 August 1896

Death Day

13 July 1970

Place of Birth

Albany, New York, USA

Also Known As

Leslie Richard Groves Jr., Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves Jr., Lieutenant General Leslie Groves