Born: October 14th, 1890
Birthplace: Denison, Texas, USA
Died: March 28th, 1969 in Washington, D.C., USA
Political leader general
Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Thirty-fourth President and five-star general in World War II.

Awards & Honors

  • Theodore Roosevelt Award (1967)
  • Horatio Alger Award (1961)
  • Order of the Royal House of Chakri (1960)
  • Hoover Medal (1960)
  • Order of Sikatuna (1960)
  • Time Person of the Year (1959)
  • Nishan-e-Pakistan (1957)
  • Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero (1956)
  • National Defense Service Medal (1953)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin (1950)
  • honorary doctor of Caen University (1948)
  • American Defense Service Medal (1947)
  • European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (1947)
  • World War II Victory Medal (1947)
  • Army of Occupation Medal (1947)
  • Order of Aeronautical Merit (1946)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (1946)
  • Order of Ismail (1946)
  • Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1946)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown (1945)
  • Order of Victory (1945)
  • Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion (1945)
  • Order of the Elephant (1945)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1945)
  • Croix de guerre (1945)
  • Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class (1945)
  • Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945 (1945)
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (1945)
  • Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1945)
  • honorary citizen of Brussels (1945)
  • Order of Suvorov, 1st class (1944)
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (1943)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam El Alaouite (1943)
  • Legionnaire of Legion of Merit (1943)
  • Africa Star (1943)
  • Grand Cordon of the order of Nichan Iftikhar (1943)
  • Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1943)
  • World War I Victory Medal (1919)
  • Mexican Border Service Medal (1918)
  • Atoms for Peace Award
  • Companion of the Liberation
  • Distinguished Service Medal
  • World Golf Hall of Fame
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
  • Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy
  • honorary doctor of the Hofstra University
  • Order of Propitious Clouds
  • Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
  • Victory Medal
  • Order of the Redeemer

Museums & Memorials

Eisenhower National Historic Site: 243 Eisenhower Farm Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325, USA. Visit website

References

Dwight D. Eisenhower on Wikipedia

Added: November 23, 2025

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