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. |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1915 – 1953, 1961 – 1969 |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Commands held | 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 Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 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, 1924
- 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
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Army Distinguished Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters |
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Navy Distinguished Service Medal |
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Legion of Merit |
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World War I Victory Medal |
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one silver and four bronze service stars |
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American Campaign Medal |
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American Defense Service Medal with "Foreign Service" clasp |
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World War II Victory Medal |
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Mexican Border Service Medal |
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Army of Occupation Medal with "Germany" clasp |
[edit] International Awards
- Argentinian Great Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin
- Brazilian Grand Cross Order of Military Merit
- Brazilian Grand Cross Order of Aeronautical Merit
- Brazilian National Order of the Southern Cross
- Brazil Campaign Medal
- Brazilian War Medal
- British Order of the Bath
- British Order of Merit
- British African Star with "1" and "8" numerical devices
- Belgian Order of Leopold
- Belgian Croix de Guerre
- Chilean Chief Commander of the Order of Merit
- Chinese Grand Cordon of the Order of Cloud and Banner (Yun Hui)
- Czechoslovakian Order of the White Lion of the First Degree[1]
- Czechoslovakian War Cross 1939-1945
- Danish Order of the Elephant
- Ecuadorian Star of Abdon Calderon
- Egyptian Grand Cordon of the Order of Ismail (Nishan al-Ismail)
- Ethiopian Order of Solomon[2]
- French Legion of Honor
- French Croix de Guerre
- French Order of the Liberation
- French Liberation Medal
- Greek Order of George I with Swords
- Guatemalan Cross of Military Merit
- Haitian Great Cross of the Order of Honor and Merit
- Italian Grand Cross of the Italian Military Order
- Japanese Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum[3]
- Luxembourg War Cross
- Luxembourg Order of Merit
- Mexican Order of Military Merit
- Mexican Aztec Eagle
- Mexican Medal of Civic Merit
- Moroccan Order of Ouissam Alaouite
- Netherlands Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion
- Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
- Panama Grand Cross of the Order of Vasco Nunez de Balboa
- Panama Grand Master of the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero
- Russian Order of Victory
- Russian Order of Suvorov
- Polish Virtuti Militari
- Polish Cross of Grunwald
- Polish Order of Polonia Restituta[4] Chevalier
- Thailand Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
- Tunisian Grand Cordon of the Order of Glory (Nishan Iftikar)
In addition, Eisenhower's name was given to a variety of streets, avenues, etc. in cities around the world, including Paris, France.
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=iBWJSRSHdzMC&dq=eisenhower+%22in+the+shadow+of+tyranny%22 In the Shadow of Tyranny: A History in Novel Form, page 753
- ^ http://www.ethiopiancrown.org/decorations.htm The Crown Council of Ethiopia
- ^ Reagan Given Top Award By Japanese - New York Times
- ^ http://www.geocities.com/polishnobles/polonia.html Order of Polish Rebirth / Order Odrodzenia Polski) By Rafal Heydel-Mankoo
