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Dwight D Eisenhower

General of the Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower, White House photo portrait, February 1959.jpg
34th President of the United States
In office
January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961
Vice President Richard Nixon
Preceded by Harry S. Truman
Succeeded by John F. Kennedy
1st Supreme Allied Commander Europe
In office
April 2, 1951 – May 30, 1952
President Harry S. Truman
Deputy Arthur Tedder
Preceded by Position not yet established
Succeeded by Matthew Ridgway
13th President of Columbia University
In office
1948–1953
Preceded by Frank D. Fackenthal (Acting)
Succeeded by Grayson L. Kirk
16th Chief of Staff of the Army
In office
November 19, 1945 – February 6, 1948
President Harry S. Truman
Deputy J. Lawton Collins
Preceded by George Marshall
Succeeded by Omar Bradley
Governor of the American Zone of Occupied Germany
In office
May 8, 1945 – November 10, 1945
President Harry S. Truman
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by Joseph T. McNarney
Personal details
Born David Dwight Eisenhower
(1890-10-14)October 14, 1890
Denison, Texas, U.S.
Died March 28, 1969(1969-03-28) (aged 78)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Mamie Doud (m. 1916)
Children
Alma mater United States Military Academy
Religion Christianity (Presbyterian from 1953 onward)
Signature Cursive signature in ink
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1915–1953
1961–1969
Rank US-O11 insignia.svg General of the Army
Unit USA - Army Infantry Insignia.png Infantry Branch
Battles/wars
Awards

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (/ˈzənˌh.ər/ EYE-zən-HOW-ər; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American politician and Army general who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe. He was responsible for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–43 and the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944–45 from the Western Front. In 1951, he became the first Supreme Commander of NATO.

Eisenhower was of mostly Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry (his grandfather was a minister of the River Brethren) and was raised in a large family in Kansas by parents with a strong religious background. His mother was born a Lutheran, married as a River Brethren and later converted to Jehovah's Witnesses. Eisenhower did not belong to any denomination until he was President. He graduated from West Point in 1915 and later married Mamie Doud, with whom he had two sons. After World War II, Eisenhower served as Army Chief of Staff under President Harry S. Truman and then accepted the post of President at Columbia University.


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