Timeline
Birth- 17 Aug 1896
Albany, New York
Marriage- 10 Feb 1922
Seattle, Washington
Spouse Death Date
1986
Grace Wilson
1939 - 1945World War II
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
World War II
Rank
Lieutenant General
Served For
United States of America
Gender
Male
Education: Institution
U.S. Military Academy
Education: Place
West Point, NY
Education: From
15 Jun 1916
Education: To
1 Nov 1918
Directed Manhattan Project
1942
Oversaw building of the Pentagon
1941
Military Posts: 1921
Camp Lewis, Washington
Military Posts: 1920
Fort Benning, Georgia
Military Posts: 1939
Washington DC
Military Posts: 1936
Kansas City, Missouri
Military Posts: 1929
Nicaragua
Military Posts: 1927
Fort DuPont, Delaware
Military Posts: 1922
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Military Posts: 1925
Galveston, Texas
U.S. Army: Rank
Lieutenant General
U.S. Army: End
1948
U.S. Army: Start
1918
U.S. Army: Command held
Manhattan Project
U.S. Army: Command held
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
Death- 13 Jul 1970
Washington DC
heart attack
Jul 1970
Burial
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Other Facts
Full Name
Leslie Groves
Mother
Gwen née Griffith
Father
Leslie Richard Groves
Full Name
Leslie Richard Groves, Jr.
Social Security
Social Security Card Issued
District of Columbia
Last Residence
Washington, DC
Social Security Number
***-**-8808
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