People Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; /ˈaɪzənhaʊ.ər/; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe, and achieved the five-star rank of General of the Army. He planned and supervised the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–1943 and the invasion of Normandy from the Western Front in 1944–1945. Eisenhower was born into a large family of mostly Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry in Denison, Texas, and raised in Abilene, Kansas. His family had a strong religious background, and his mother became a Jehovah's Witness. Eisenhower, however, belonged to no organized church until 1952. He graduated from West Point in 1915 and later married Mamie Doud, with whom he had two sons. During World War I, he was denied a request to serve in Europe and instead commanded a unit that trained tank crews. Following the war, he served under various generals and was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 1941. After the United States entered World War II, Eisenhower oversaw the invasions of North Africa and Sicily before supervising the invasions of France and Germany. After the war, he served as Army Chief of Staff (1945–1948), as president of Columbia University (1948–1953) and as the first Supreme Commander of NATO (1951–1952). Read more at Wikipedia...

Born: 1890, Denison
Died: 1969, Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Alternate Names: Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Eisenhower, Dwight David, Pres. U.S., 1890-1969, איזנהאור, דויט דוד, 1890-1969, أيزنهاور, دوايت, 1890-1969, Эйзенхауэр Дуайт Дейвид 1890-1969, アイゼンハワー, 1890-1969, Ėjzenchauėr, Duajt, 1890-1969, Ai-sen-hao-wei-erh, 1890-1969, Eisenhower, Ike, 1890-1969, Ėĭzenkhauėr, Duaĭt, 1890-1969, Ai-sen-hao, 1890-1969, Ike, President Eisenhower, Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower, Dwight David Eisenhower, "Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower", David Dwight Eisenhower, D. Eisenhower
Occupation(s): Politicians, Presidents, Army officers, College presidents, statesperson, military officer, politician, military personnel, writer
Field(s) of Work: politics of the United States
Associated Place(s): United States, Army, UNION SOVIETICA, Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, United States, Thailand, Asia, North Africa, Africa, South Eastern Asia, Asia, United States--1952, Crete, Greece, Little Rock (Ark.), United States of America, Malaya, Malaysia, ESTADOS UNIDOS, Indonesia, Asia, France--Normandy, Salerno, Campania, Burma, Asia, New York (State), Europe, Sicily, Italy, France, United States--1956, New York (N.Y.), Syracuse (N.Y.), Pennsylvania--University Park, Greece, Europe, Ledo, Assam