Dwight D. Eisenhower By: Jon Gillow

Page of Contents Life World War I Interesting facts Importance in WWII Military accomplishments Eisenhower After the War

Life Born in Denison, Texas on October 14, When he was a kid Eisenhower was bored with his studies but really liked the army. Unable to college he hoped to have government play for his education by applying to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He was accepted in June 1911.

World War I After Graduation Eisenhower was sent to Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, Texas. When the United States declared war on German in 1917 he was assigned to various army posts in the south and Midwest for World War I

Importance in WWII When the Japanese attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in December 1941, General George C. Marshall called Eisenhower to Washington and made him head of the Far Eastern Section of the War Plans Division. Eisenhower had the unenviable task of supervising the flow of supplies to Genera Douglas MacArthur’s troops in the Phillipines.

Continued In England, Eisenhower set to work developing plans for an invasion of Europe as thousands of American troops began to arrive in the country. Over his own objections Eisenhower was put in charge of an invasion of North Africa From North Africa, the Allies struck north into Sicily and Italy where Eisenhower showed great skill and diplomacy in moderating disputes between his temperamental commanders.

Continued On April 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler committed suicide and on May 7 th Germany surrendered. And after that General Marshall told Eisenhower you completed your mission with the greatest victory in the history of warfare.

Military Accomplishments In June 1942 Eisenhower was named U.S commander of the European theater of operations In February 1943 Eisenhower became chief of all allied forces in North Africa Called to England to be supreme commander of the Allied Expenditionary Force. In December 1944 he was made 5 star General of the army In November 1944 he became chief of staff of the U.S. Army He resigned in February 1948 as chief of staff to become president of Columbia University

Eisenhower After the War He took office as President in January 20, 1953 and left on January 20, 1961 He did 2 terms as President First Lady was Marie “Mamie” Geneva Doud He died in March 28, 1969

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