1890-1969 · American general, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, and 34th President of the United States
About Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was born in Denison, Texas, grew up in Abilene, Kansas, and graduated from West Point in 1915. A staff officer of great organizing ability, he commanded the Allied landings in North Africa in 1942 and was named Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force for the invasion of northwest Europe. After the war he served as Army Chief of Staff, president of Columbia University, and the first Supreme Commander of NATO, and he was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Order of the Day was the message issued by Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, to the soldiers, sailors, and airmen about to land in Normandy on 6 June 1944. Printed copies were handed to the men of the assault forces on the eve of the invasion, after a day's delay for bad weather, and Eisenhower also recorded it for broadcast.