Military career of Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| Dwight David Eisenhower | |
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| 14 October 1890 – 28 March 1969 | |
 Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1947. |
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| Nickname | ”Ike” |
| Place of birth | Denison, Texas |
| Place of death | Washington D.C. |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Years of service | 1915-1953, 1961-1969 |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Commands | Commanding General, European Theater of Operations, Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces in North Africa, Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, Commander, American Occupation Zone of Germany, Chief of Staff US Army Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Forces in Europe |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Mexican Border Service Medal, Victory Medal, World War I, Distinguished Service Star (Philippines), Victory Medal, World War II, American Defense Ribbon, Army Occupation – World War II, (partial list) |
| Other work | President of Columbia University, NY President, United States of America |
The military career of Dwight D. Eisenhower encompassed over forty years of active service including the following assignments, dates of rank, and awards.
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[edit] Dates of rank
- Second Lieutenant, United States Army: June 12, 1915
- First Lieutenant. United States Army: July 1, 1916
- Captain, United States Army: May 15, 1917
- Major, National Army: June 17, 1918
- Lieutenant Colonel, National Army: October 14, 1918
- Captain (reverted to permanent rank), Regular Army: June 30, 1920
- Major, Regular Army: July 2, 1920
- Lieutenant Colonel, Regular Army: July 1, 1936
- Colonel, Regular Army: March 11, 1941
- Brigadier General, Regular Army: September 29, 1941
- Major General, Army of the United States: March 27, 1942
- Lieutenant General, Army of the United States: July 7, 1942
- General, Army of the United States: February 11, 1943
- General of the Army, Army of the United States: December 20, 1944
- General of the Army rank made permanent in the Regular Army: April 11, 1946
[edit] Awards and decorations
[edit] United States
- Army Distinguished Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
- Navy Distinguished Service Medal
- Legion of Merit
- World War I Victory Medal
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one silver and four bronze service stars
- American Campaign Medal
- American Defense Service Medal with "Foreign Service" clasp
- World War II Victory Medal
- Mexican Border Service Medal
- Army of Occupation Medal with "Germany" clasp
[edit] International Awards
- British Order of the Bath
- British Order of Merit
- British African Star
- Belgian Order of Leopold
- Belgian Croix de Guerre
- French Legion of Honor
- French Croix de Guerre
- French Liberation Medal
- Luxembourg War Cross
- Luxembourg Medal of Merit
- Czechoslovakian Order of the White Lion
- Czechoslovakian Golden Star of Victory
- Danish Order of the Elephant
- Moroccan Order of Ouissan Alaouite
- Netherlands Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion
- Russian Order of Victory
- Russian Order of Suvorov
- Polish Virtuti Militari
- Polish Cross of Grunwald
- Polish Rastituta Chevalier
- Argentinian Great Cross of the Order of the Liberator
- Brazilian Grand Cross Order of Military Merit
- Brazilian Grand Cross Order of Aeronautical Merit
- Brazilian National Order of the Southern Cross
- Brazil War Medal
- Brazil Campaign Medal
- Chief Commander of the Chilean Order of Merit
- Chinese Grand Cordon of the Order of Yun Hui
- Chinese Grand Cordon of the Order of Yun Fei
- Ecuadorian Star of Abdon Calderon
- Egyptian Grand Cordon of the Order of Ismal
- Ethiopian Order of Solomon
- Greek Order of George I with Swords
- Guatemalan Cross of Military Merit
- Haitian Great Cross of the Order of Honor and Merit
- Grand Cross of the Italian Military Order
- Order of Mexican Military Merit
- Mexican Aztec Eagle
- Medal of Mexican Civic Merit
- Norwegian Order of St. Olaf
- Tunisian Grand Cordon of the Nishan Iftikar
In addition, Eisenhower's name was given to a variety of streets, avenues, etc. in cities around the world, including Paris, France.
