Dwight D Eisenhower
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General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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| 34th President of the United States | |
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In office January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961 |
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| Vice President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Harry S. Truman |
| Succeeded by | John F. Kennedy |
| 1st Supreme Allied Commander Europe | |
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In office April 2, 1951 – May 30, 1952 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Deputy | Arthur Tedder |
| Preceded by | Position not yet established |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Ridgway |
| 13th President of Columbia University | |
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In office 1948–1953 |
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| Preceded by | Frank D. Fackenthal (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Grayson L. Kirk |
| 16th Chief of Staff of the Army | |
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In office November 19, 1945 – February 6, 1948 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Deputy | J. Lawton Collins |
| Preceded by | George Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Omar Bradley |
| Governor of the American Zone of Occupied Germany | |
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In office May 8, 1945 – November 10, 1945 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Joseph T. McNarney |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
David Dwight Eisenhower October 14, 1890 Denison, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 28, 1969 (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) |
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| Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
| Religion | Christianity (Presbyterian from 1953 onward) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1915–1953 1961–1969 |
| Rank |
 General of the Army
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| Unit |
 Infantry Branch
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Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (/ˈaɪzənˌhaʊ.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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