Dwight d eisenhower biography army

Overview of the US Army officer's work

The military career of Dwight D. Eisenhower began in June , when Eisenhower took the oath as a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

He graduated from West Point and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army in June , as part of "the class the stars fell on".

Dwight d eisenhower biography army

He rose through the ranks over the next thirty years and became one of the most important Allied generals of World War II, being promoted to General of the Army in Eisenhower retired from the military after winning the presidential election, though his rank as General of the Army was restored by an act of Congress in March

After graduating from the United States Military Academy in , Eisenhower was assigned to the 19th Infantry Regiment at Fort Sam Houston.

He served in the continental United States throughout World War I, ending the war as the commander of a battalion that trained tank crews. Afte