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Eisenhower, Dwight David "Ike"
- Date of birth:
- October 14th, 1890 (Denison/Texas, United States)
- Date of death:
- March 28th, 1969 (Washington, DC, United States)
- Buried on:
- Place of Meditation
- Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
Biography
Dwight David Eisenhower was born in the city of Denison, Texas on October 14 1890. Originally the Eisenhower family come from German, but the family had lived in America since the 18th century.
Eisenhower married Mamie Geneva Doud on July 1, 1916. Two children were born, Doud Dwight Eisenhower (19171921), and John Sheldon David Doud Eisenhower (born 1922).
Eisenhower started at West Point in 1911 and graduated in 1915. During the late 1920s and early 1930s the military career of Eisenhower stagnated. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Eisenhower was assigned to the General Staff in Washington, until June 1942. In June 1942 Eisenhower was appointed Commanding General, European Theater of Operations (ETOUSA) and was based in London. In November 1942 he was also appointed Supreme Commander Allied (Expeditionary) Force of the North African Theater. In December 1943 it was decided that Eisenhower would become Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. In January 1944 he resumed command of ETOUSA and the following month he was officially designated as the Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), serving in this dual role until the end of hostilities in Europe. After the German unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945, Eisenhower became Military Governor of the U.S. Occupation Zone, stationed in Frankfurt-am-Main.
Eisenhower was President of the United States from 1953 till 1961.
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Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Awarded on:
- October 7th, 1922
War Department, General Orders No. 43
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Awarded on:
- April 9th, 1919
Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General
- Awarded on:
- June 12th, 1943
Grand Croix de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 15th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General
- Awarded on:
- September 7th, 1943
War Department, General Orders No. 54 (Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General
- Awarded on:
- November 18th, 1943
- Awarded for:
- Operation Torch
with Silver Numerals 8 & 1
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General
- Awarded on:
- November 25th, 1943
Orden Suvorova 1
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Unit:
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- February 18th, 1944
Order Virtuti Militari Grand Cross
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- September 25th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- May 18th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- May 28th, 1945
Grootlint in de Leopoldsorde / Grand cordon de l'Ordre de Léopold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- July 3rd, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Unit:
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- July 3rd, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Unit:
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- June 5th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Unit:
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- June 12th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- July 13th, 1945
War Department, General Orders No. 55 (Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal)
Medaille Militaire
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Unit:
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- August 3rd, 1945
Order Krzyza Grunwaldu 1st Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- September 7th, 1945
Ceskoslovenský válecný krí 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- October 11th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- October 11th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- October 11th, 1945
Elefantordenen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Unit:
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- December 19th, 1945
Gră-Cruz del Ordem do Mérito Militar
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 19th, 1946
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Unit:
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1946
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- August 5th, 1946
Basilikon Tagma toy Georgioya A - Grand Cross
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- August 5th, 1946
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Unit:
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- August 6th, 1946
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- April 2nd, 1947
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- April 2nd, 1947
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- April 2nd, 1947
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Unit:
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- July 22nd, 1947
General Dwight Eisenhower was the first recipient of the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, receiving it in recognition of his service as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Unit:
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- June 25th, 1947
- Awarded for:
- Operation Torch
"For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Commander-in-Chief, Allied Expeditionary Force, North African Theater of Operations, November 1942. Responsible for the overall command and coordination of combined air, sea and land forces in simultaneous assaults on Casablanca, Oran and Algiers, General of the Army Eisenhower initiated the first major combined offensive action in the European Theater of War. Under his brilliant leadership, the largest mechanized army to have landed on a hostile shore achieved an objective which placed northern and western Africa in Allied control. The success of this expedition, which influenced the international situation in Europe and the strategic situation in Europe and the strategic situation in the Mediterranean, was due in large measure to General of the Army Eisenhower's sound judgment, careful planning and outstanding skill as a diplomat. His distinguished service reflects the highest credit upon himself and the forces which he commanded."
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- March 5th, 1948
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 17 (Third Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Fourth Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal)
Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw (NL.1)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Unit:
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- July 14th, 1948
Royal Decree no. 1
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- May 21st, 1952
- Rank:
- General of the Army
- Awarded on:
- June 30th, 1952
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 64 (Fourth Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Fifth Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General of the Army
Sources
- Photo: National Archives and Records Administration
- - Dutch Knight orders and Decorations
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
- en.wikipedia.org
- forum.faleristika.info
- Ordre de la Libération
- "I like Ike!" President Dwight D. Eisenhower and royal orders Royal Central
- Awards & Medals | Eisenhower Presidential Library
Photos
Background stories
The War Illustrated
- 07-'44: The Battle Fronts
- 07-'44: The Battle Fronts
- 07-'45: Montgomery to the Germans
- 07-'45: Eisenhower: the Man Behind the Name
- 07-'45: Our Diary of the War
- 07-'45: Now It Can Be Told! - Phantom Patrols: G.H.Q. Liaison Regiment
- 01-'46: Now It Can Be Told! - Whitehall's Wireless Link With the War
- 02-'46: Now It Can Be Told! - D-Day Rehearsal at Cambridge University
- 11-'46: His Majesty's Ships - H.M.S. Aurora
- 01-'47: His Majesty's Ships - H.M.S. Nelson
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