Following the war, he served under various generals and was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 1941. During World War I, he was denied a request to serve in Europe and instead commanded a unit that trained tank crews. He graduated from West Point in 1915 and later married Mamie Doud, with whom he had two sons. Eisenhower, however, did not belong to any organized church until 1952.

His family had a strong religious background. He was responsible for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–1943 and the successful invasion of Normandy in 1944–1945 from the Western Front.Įisenhower, born David Dwight Eisenhower, was raised in Abilene, Kansas, in a large family of mostly Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry. During World War II, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe, and achieved the rare five-star rank of General of the Army. ər/ Octo– March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961.

Dwight David ' Ike' Eisenhower GCB, OM, RE, GCS, CCLH, KC, NPk ( / ˈ aɪ z ən h aʊ.

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