Dwight David Eisenhower
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wardnkathy
N 38° 54.713 W 097° 12.772
14S E 654948 N 4308516
Thirty-fourth President of the United States and five star general.
Waymark Code: WM44Y6
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2008
Views: 119
He is buried at his presidential library and museum. There is no fee to see the grave site which is inside a chapel. The coordinates are for the door to the chapel. His boyhood home, also free, is near here on the same grounds as well as the museum (fee charged).
Description:
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike) served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, with responsibility for planning and supervising the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944–45. He was a five star general. In 1951, he became the first supreme commander of NATO.
Date of birth: 10/14/1890
Date of death: 03/28/1969
Area of notoriety: Military
Marker Type: Other
Setting: Indoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: 9 am - 4:45 pm daily - Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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