Groves, Leslie Richard, Jr., LTG

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Lieutenant General
Last Service Branch
Engineer Corps
Last Primary MOS
1328-Engineer Construction Unit Commander
Last MOS Group
Engineer
Primary Unit
1947-1948, 1328, Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (AFSWP)
Service Years
1918 - 1948
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Engineer Corps
Lieutenant General

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Home State
New York
New York
Year of Birth
1896
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Albany
Last Address
Washington, D.C.
Date of Passing
Jul 13, 1970
 
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia

 Official Badges 

Army Staff Identification US Army Retired (Pre-2007)


 Unofficial Badges 

Engineer Shoulder Cord


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1970, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

Retired from active duty, 29 FEB 1948.

Vice - President of Sperry Rand 1948 - 1961.

Wrote the book, Now It Can Be Told...the True Account of the Manhatten Project, published in 1962. 

   

   1927-1934, 1st Engineer Combat Battalion
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From Month/Year
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Unit
1st Engineer Combat Battalion Unit Page
Rank
Captain
MOS
Not Specified
Base, Fort or City
Fort DuPont
State/Country
Delaware
 
 
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 1st Engineer Combat Battalion Details

1st Engineer Combat Battalion
1st Engineer Battalion redesignated 1 August 1942 as the 1st Engineer Combat Battalion Redesignated 5 June 1953 as the 1st Engineer Battalion
Type
Engineer
 
Parent Unit
Engineer Units
Strength
Battalion
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Nov 9, 2018
   
Memories For This Unit

Other Memories
Company D Commander.
Served in Delaware and the country of Nicaragua.

   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
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1 Member Also There at Same Time
1st Engineer Combat Battalion

Davidson, Garrison Holt, LTG, (1927-1964) Second Lieutenant

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