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****** 34th President of the United States of America * 1953-1 961 ******
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- President of the United States
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Born October 14, 1890, at Denison, Texas, third of seven sons of David
Jacob and Ida Elizabeth Stover Eisenhower. The family ret urned to
Abilene, Kansas, in 1892. Graduated from Abilene High School, 1909.
Worked at Belle Springs Creamery, 1909-1911.
Entered United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, June 14,
1911, and graduated June 12, 1915. C ommissioned a Second Lieutenant,
September 1915.
Married Mamie Geneva Doud of Denver, Colorado, July 1, 1916. First son,
Doud Dwight, born September 24, 1917, and died January 2, 1921. Second
son, John Sheldon Doud, born August 3 , 1922.
Served with the Infantry September 1915 to February 1918 in Ft. Sam
Houston, Camp Wilson and Leon Springs, Texas and Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Se rved with the Tank Corps, February 1918 to January 1922 in Camp Meade,
Maryla nd, Camp Colt, Pennsylvania, Camp Dix, New Jersey, Ft. Benning,
Georgia, and Ft. Meade, Maryland. Promoted to First Lieutenant on July 1,
1916; Captain on May 15, 1917; Major (temporary) on June 17, 1918; and to
Lieutenant Colonel (temporary) on October 14, 1918. Reverted to permanent
rank of Captain on Jun e 30, 1920 and was promoted to Major on July 2,
1920.
Volunteered to partic ipate as a Tank Corps observer in the First
Transcontinental Motor Convoy fro m July 7, 1919 to September 6, 1919.
Assigned as executive officer to General Fox Conner, Camp Gaillard,
Panama Canal Zone, January 1922 to September 1924 . Served in various
capacities in Maryland and Colorado until August 1925.
Entered Command and General Staff School, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, August
19, 1925, graduated first in a class of 245, June 18, 1926.
Served as battalion commander, 24th Infantry, Ft. Benning, Georgia,
August 1926 to January 1927.
Next assigned to American Battle Monuments Commission, directed by
General John J. Pershing. January to August 1927 served in Washington,
D.C. office, w riting a guidebook to World War I battlefields. In charge
of guidebook revisi on and European office, Paris, France July 1928 to
September 1929.
August 2 7, 1927, entered Army War College, Washington, D.C. and graduated
June 30, 19 28.
Served as executive officer to General George V. Moseley, Assistant
Sec retary of War, Washington, D.C., November 1929 to February 1933.
Served as ch ief military aide to General Douglas MacArthur, Army Chief of
Staff, until Se ptember 1935.
September 1935 to December 1939 assigned to General MacArthur a s
assistant military advisor to the Philippine Government. Promoted to
Lieu tenant Colonel, July 1, 1936.
Assigned to General DeWitt Clinton, Commander, 15th Infantry, for a short
term in Ft. Ord, California, and then permanently to Ft. Lewis,
Washington as regimental executive, February 1940 to November 1 940. Chief
of Staff for General Thompson, Commander, 3rd Division, Ft. Lewis until
March 1941. Served as Chief of Staff to General Kenyon Joyce, Commander
9th Army Corps, Ft. Lewis, until June 1941. Designated Chief of Staff to
G eneral Walter Kreuger, Commander 3rd Army, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, June
1941 to December 1941. Promoted to Colonel (temporary), March 11, 1941,
and to Bri gadier General (temporary), September 29, 1941.
Assigned to General Staff, Wa shington, D.C., December 1941 to June 1942.
Named Deputy Chief in charge of P acific Defenses under Chief of War Plans
Division, General Leonard Gerow, Dec ember 1941. Designated as Chief of
War Plans Division, February 1942. In Apri l 1942, appointed Assistant
Chief of Staff in c
Marriage:
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