Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Thomas_Farrell_(general)> ?p ?o. }
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) abstract "Major General Thomas Francis Farrell (3 December 1891 – 11 April 1967) was the Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Field Operations of the Manhattan Project, acting as executive officer to General Leslie R. Groves, Jr. Farrell graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a degree in civil engineering in 1912.During World War I, he served with the 1st Engineers on the Western Front, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the French Croix de guerre. After the war, he was an instructor at the Engineer School, and then at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He resigned from the Regular Army in 1926 to become Commissioner of Canals and Waterway for the State of New York from 1926 to 1930, and head of construction and engineering of the New York State Department of Public Works from 1930 until 1941.During World War II he returned to active duty as Groves' executive officer in the Operations Branch of the Construction Division under the Office of the Quartermaster General. He went to the China-Burma-India theater to help build the Ledo Road. In January 1945, Groves chose Farrell as his second-in-command of the Manhattan Project. Farrell observed the Trinity test at the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range with J. Robert Oppenheimer. In August 1945, he went to Tinian to supervise the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Afterwards he led teams of scientists to inspect the effects of the atomic bombs.In 1946 he was appointed chairman of the New York City Housing Authority. He subsequently worked as a consultant for the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority on projects such as the Cross Bronx Expressway. He was a member of the evaluation board for Operation Crossroads, and was an advisor to Bernard Baruch, the United States representative on the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission. During the Korean War, Farrell returned to active duty once more, serving with the Defense Production Administration, and then with the Atomic Energy Commission as its Assistant General Manager for Manufacturing. He oversaw a vast increase in the Commission's production capabilities before retiring again in 1951. From 1960 to 1964, he worked on the preparations for the 1964 New York World's Fair.".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) award Croix_de_guerre_1914%E2%80%931918_(France).
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) award Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States).
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) award Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army).
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) award Legion_of_Merit.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) award Purple_Heart.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battle Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battle Battle_of_Cantigny.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battle Burma_Campaign_1944%E2%80%931945.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battle Meuse-Argonne_Offensive.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battle Occupation_of_Japan.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battle Occupation_of_the_Rhineland.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battle Second_Battle_of_the_Marne.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battle Spring_Offensive.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battle World_War_I.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battle World_War_II.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) birthDate "1891-12-03".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) birthPlace Troy,_New_York.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) birthYear "1891".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) deathDate "1967-04-11".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) deathPlace Reno,_Nevada.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) deathYear "1967".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) militaryBranch United_States_Army.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) relation Barbara_Vucanovich.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) relation Patricia_Dillon_Cafferata.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) serviceEndYear "1916".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) serviceNumber "0-227201".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) serviceStartYear "1916".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) thumbnail Thomas_Farrell.jpg?width=300.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) viafId "2242203".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) wikiPageExternalLink Farrell,+Thomas.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) wikiPageExternalLink VOLUME_9_cullum.pdf.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) wikiPageExternalLink Story_firstconvoy.html.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) wikiPageExternalLink 65675036276_General-Thomas-F-Farrell_Atom-Bomb-Project_North-Field-base.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) wikiPageExternalLink atomictest.htm.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) wikiPageID "4061738".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) wikiPageRevisionID "597275414".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) awards Croix_de_guerre_1914–1918_(France).
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) awards Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States).
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) awards Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army).
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) awards Legion_of_Merit.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) awards Purple_Heart.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battles Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battles Battle_of_Cantigny.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battles Burma_Campaign_1944–1945.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battles Meuse-Argonne_Offensive.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battles Occupation_of_Japan.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battles Occupation_of_the_Rhineland.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battles Second_Battle_of_the_Marne.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battles Spring_Offensive.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battles World_War_I.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) battles World_War_II.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) birthDate "1891-12-03".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) birthName "Thomas Francis Farrell".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) birthPlace Brunswick,_New_York.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) branch United_States_Army.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) caption "Brigadier General Thomas F. Farrell".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) commons "y".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) dateOfBirth "1891-12-03".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) dateOfDeath "1967-04-11".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) deathDate "1967-04-11".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) deathPlace Reno,_Nevada.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) hasPhotoCollection Thomas_Farrell_(general).
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) imageSize "240".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) name "Farrell, Thomas".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) name "Thomas Farrell".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) placeOfBirth Troy,_New_York.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) placeOfDeath Reno,_Nevada.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) placeofburialLabel "Place of burial".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) portal "Biography".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) portal "Engineering".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) portal "Nuclear technology".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) portal "United States Army".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) portal "World War I".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) portal "World War II".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) rank "30".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) relations Barbara_Vucanovich.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) relations Patricia_Dillon_Cafferata.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) servicenumber "0".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) serviceyears "1916".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) serviceyears "1950".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) shortDescription "United States Army general and participant in the Manhattan Project".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) description "United States Army general and participant in the Manhattan Project".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) description "United States Army general and participant in the Manhattan Project".
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) subject Category:1891_births.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) subject Category:1967_deaths.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) subject Category:American_military_personnel_of_World_War_I.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) subject Category:American_military_personnel_of_World_War_II.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) subject Category:American_people_of_Irish_descent.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) subject Category:Manhattan_Project_people.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) subject Category:People_associated_with_the_atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) subject Category:People_from_Brunswick,_New_York.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Croix_de_Guerre_(France).
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States).
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Medal_(United_States).
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Legion_of_Merit.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Purple_Heart_medal.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) subject Category:Rensselaer_Polytechnic_Institute_alumni.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) subject Category:United_States_Army_generals.
- Thomas_Farrell_(general) type Alumnus109786338.