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Dwight Eisenhower


World War II · US Army

United States of America
Birth- Oct 14, 1890
Denison, Texas

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Oct 14, 1890

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Birth- Oct 14, 1890
Death
Mar 1969

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Marriage- Jul 1, 1916
Mamie Geneva Doud
To
Mar 28, 1969

1939 - 1945World War II

Rank
General of the Army
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Battle Date
Oct 14, 1984
Battle Place
Birmingham
Occupation
34th President of the U.S.,five-star general in the United States Army

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Employment: End Date
Jan 20, 1961
Employment: Start Date
Jan 20, 1953
Employment: Position
34th President of the United States
Employment: Place
Washington, DC
Children: Doud Dwight born
Sept 24, 1917
Children: John Sheldon Doud born
Aug 3, 1922
Executive officer to Gen. George V. Moseley
Promoted to Major, U.S. Army
Jul 2, 1920
Assigned as executive officer to Gen. Fox Conner
Jan 1922
Attended Army War College
Washington, DC
Entered U.S. Military Academy, West Point
Jun 14, 1911
Served in military Infantry
Sept 1915
Becomes assistant military advisor Philippine Govt
Philippines
Served as battalion commander, 24th Infantry
Ft. Benning, Georgia
Served as battalion commander, 24th Infantry
Aug 1926
Served in military Tank Corps
Feb 1918
Attended Army War College
Attended Command and General Staff School
Promoted to Captain, U.S. Army
May 15, 1917
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Jul 1, 1916
Attended Command and General Staff School
Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas
Becomes assistant military advisor Philippine Govt
Sept 1935
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
Jul 1, 1936
Chief military aide to General Douglas MacArthur
Mar 1933
Graduated from West Point and made 2nd Lieutenant
Jun 12, 1915
Designated as Chief of War Plans Division
Feb 1942
Appointed Brigadier General & Major General
Aug 30, 1943
Sends Federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas
Sept 24, 1957
Southeast Asia Defense Treaty (SEATO) signed
Sept 8, 1954
Appointed Military Governor, U.S. Occupied Zone
May 1945
Retired from active service
Jul 1952
Promoted to General of the Army (5 stars)
Dec 20, 1944
Appointed Supreme Commander, Allied Forces
Dec 1943
Commanded forces of Normandy invasion
Jun 6, 1944
Delivers his Farewell Address
Jan 17, 1961
President Eisenhower Suffers mild stroke
Nov 25, 1957
Korean war ends
Jul 27, 1953
Eisenhower delivers his Atoms For Peace speech
Dec 8, 1953

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Gives "domino theory" speech
Apr 7, 1954
Resigns as Supreme Commander of NATO
Apr 28, 1952
Signs Alaska statehood bill
Jul 7, 1958

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Death- Mar 28, 1969
Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington D.C
congestive heart failure

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Mar 1969

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Social Security

Last Residence
Gettysburg, PA
Social Security Card Issued
Pennsylvania
Social Security Number
***-**-0315

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Full Name
Dwight Eisenhower

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Mother
Ida Elizabeth Stover
Father
David Jacob Eisenhower
Full Name
Dwight David Eisenhower
Also known as
Ike
Full Name
David Dwight Eisenhower (Birth Name)

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