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 * Name: Dwight David Eisenhower
 * Hometown: Denison, Texas
 * Birthdate: October 14, 1890
 * Job: United States Army General
 * Education: Abilene High School

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Franklin D. Roosevelt was president of the United States was president during World War II.
 * Franklin D. Roosevelt

George C. Marshall was an American soldier in World War II.
 * George C. Marshall

Douglas MacArthur played a role in the Pacific theater in World War II.
 * Douglas MacArthur

Harry S. Truman was president during World War II. He was president after Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 * Harry S. Truman


 * John J. Pershing

Eisenhower served under great generals such as John J. Pershing.

About Me
When there was a threat of World War II, officers with organizational skills were needed. I had very good organizational skills. I was then promoted to the rank of brigadier genera l. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, I was assigned to the General Staff. My responsibility was to create war plans to defeat Japan and Germany. I became Chief of the War Plans Divisions. Later, I was promoted to lieutenant general. In 1944, I was the Supreme Allied Commander for the invasion of Normandy (on D-Day). I had precise planning and it paid off. Few troops were killed on D-Day.

I was made Supreme Allied Commander of the North African Theater of Operations. I oversaw the Operation Torch landings that November in North Africa. On February 11, 1943, I led the Tunisian Campaign to success in May. I stayed in the Mediterranean and my command was changed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. I directed the invasion of the island in July 1943 in Sicily. We started planning our landings in Italy. I landed in Italy in September 1943. I then guided the initial stages to go to the peninsula. President Franklin D. Roosevelt made me Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force. I became in charge of the landings in France. I confirmed my role in February 1944. I supervised the operational control of the Allied forces. We moved onto Western Europe.

On June 6, 1944, I moved forward with the invasion of Normandy. We were successful and began driving across France. Even though Churchill and I argued over strategy, I worked to balance Allied enterprise. My biggest crisis was on December 16, the opening of the Battle of the Bulge. The German forces began breaking through the Allied lines, I worked to hold the enemy advance. During the battle, I was promoted to General of the Army. After the surrender of Germany, I was named Military Governor of the US Occupation Zone. I worked to document Nazi cruelty, deal with food storages, and aid refugees. When I returned to the United States in the fall, I was greeted as a hero.

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 * I led the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe which began on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
 * On June 24, 1942, I was appointed commander of the European Theater of Operations.
 * I served in the Army until May 31, 1952.
 * On May 8, 1945, I was named Military Governor of the US Occupation Zone.