Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. Earlier, during World War II, he became a General of the Army, and was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. Eisenhower planned and supervised two of the most consequential military campaigns of the War: Operation Torch in the North Africa campaign in 1942–1943 and the invasion of Normandy in 1944.
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- Denison
- Educated at
- United States Military AcademyUnited States Army War CollegeUnited States Army Command and General Staff CollegeAbilene High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Croix de guerre🏆 Order of the Royal House of Chakri
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1890
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