Dwight David Eisenhower (Side 2)
October 14, 1890-March 28, 1969
By 1918, Eisenhower was a lieutenant colonel battalion commander, but two years later as a captain, in a small peace-time Army, he nearly go out when not selected to attend the Infantry Officer´s Course. He did attend Command and General Staff School, and was first in his class. During WWII, he commanded the Allied invasion of North Africa, the Italian Campaign, and all Allied expeditionary forces during the June 6, 1944 Normandy Invasion. After the war, he served as Chief of Staff of the Army and Supreme Commander of NATO. He was inaugurated as President in 1953, and served two terms. He died in Walter Reed Army Medical Center, March 28, 1969.
Erected by the AUSA and the Historic Chattahoochee Commission, 1990.
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Markerman.