1. Dwight Eisenhower served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe, he had the responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa, he had also become the first supreme commander of NATO.
2. I didn't know that Eisenhower was of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry.
4. On March 28, 1969, Eisenhower died in Washington, D.C. of congestive heart failure at Walter Reed Army Hospital.
2. I didn't know that Eisenhower was of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry.
3.Distinguished Service Medal-Army (with Oak Leaf Clusters)
DSM (October 7, 1922)1st OLC (September 7, 1943)2nd OLC (July 13, 1945)3rd OLC (February 7, 1948)4th OLC (June 2, 1952)Distinguished Service Medal-Navy (June 25, 1947)Legion of Merit, Legionnaire Class (November 25, 1943)Mexican Border Service Medal (July 9, 1918)Victory Medal, WWI (April 9, 1919)American Defense Service Medal (April 2, 1947)European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 9 stars (July 22, 1947)Victory Medal, WWII (April 2, 1947)Army of Occupation Medal-Germany (April 2, 1947)and many many more awards4. On March 28, 1969, Eisenhower died in Washington, D.C. of congestive heart failure at Walter Reed Army Hospital.
Good blog post. I would consider Dwight Eisenhower one of my heroes, he was a great military general. Great Blog Post!
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