Dwight D Eisenhower

American military general in WW II, Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces in N. Africa who led the invasion of Sicily and Italy. As a politician, he served as U.S. President 1953-1961, the first Republican in the White House in 20 years and one of the most popular and influential statesmen to serve. Eisenhower entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on 6/14/1911, graduating 6/12/1915. He married Mamie Doud on 7/01/1916; they had two sons, the first of whom died at age three. Ike entered the Army Industrial College in 1933 and served as a Major, assistant to General MacArthur in the Philippines 1935-39. In 1941, he was made Chief of Staff, Third Army. On 6/25/1942 he was placed in charge of the European theater and on 11/08, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in North Africa. In February 1943, Ike made full General and on the day before Christmas, was appointed supreme commander of the Allied expeditionary forces. Ike led the D-Day invasion of Normandy on 6/06/1944. He retired from the military active duty on 2/07/1948, a hero to the American people. Running for the presidency, Ike won the election and was inaugurated on 1/20/1953. Though he had a heart attack on 9/24/1955, he was elected for a second term on 11/06/1956. While in office, he had a mild stroke on 11/25/1957. Eisenhower died on 3/28/1969, 12:25 PM after a series of heart attacks, Walter Reed hospital, Washington, DC. Link to Wikipedia biography