World War II Honoree

Dwight 'Ike' Eisenhower

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Abilene, Kansas

Honored By

Lt. Col. Harold Dorfman

Relationship

Soldier, Flight Navigator

GENERAL OF THE ARMY, COMMANDER OF THE ALLIED FORCES ON THE WESTERN FRONT. DEDICATED TO DEFEAT THE GERMAN FORCES. IT STARTED ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944, THE DAY WHEN ALLIES LANDED ON THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY, FRANCE. IT BECAME KNOWN AS THE 5TH LARGEST INVASION FORCE IN HISTORY. THE OPERATION, DELIVERED 5 NAVAL ASSAULT DIVISIONS TO THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY, FRANCE. THE INVASION FORCE INCLUDED 7,100 SHIPS ALMOST 134,500 TROOPS FROM THE U.S., ENGLAND AND CANADA LANDED ON D-DAY. FIGHTING BY THE SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND AIRMEN OF THE ALLIED FORCES WESTERN FRONT AND RUSSIAN FORCES ON THE EASTERN FRONT LED TO THE DEFEAT OF GERMAN FORCES. ON MAY 7, 1945, GERMAN GENERAL ALFRED JODL SIGNED AN UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER AT REIMS, FRANCE. AWARDS: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL WITH 4 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL (NAVY), LEGION OF MERIT, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP, NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDAL, SMALL ARMS EXPERT MARKSMANSHIP RIBBON , FOREIGN DECORATIONS, (GREAT BRITAIN) KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE ORDER OF THE BATH, ORDER OF MERIT, NORTH AFRICAN STAR, (FRANCE) GRAND 25 CORDON OF THE LEGION OF HONOR, CROIX DE GUERRE WITH 2 PALMS, CROSS OF LIBERATION, (RUSSIA) ORDER OF VICTORY, ORDER OF SUVOROV, FIRST DEGREE RETIRED AS COMMANDER AND CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES.