![]() He pressured Eisenhower to transfer with him. In 1935, General MacArthur was appointed the Military Advisor to the new Philippine Commonwealth. In 1933, General MacArthur made Eisenhower his principal assistant. In the War Department, he gained the reputation as a talented writer and was requested by the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Douglas MacArthur, to write his reports. Once he was back in the United States, Eisenhower entered the War Department as a Staff Officer working on preparedness and mobilization of civilian industries to wartime production. This experience in the geography and cultures of Europe greatly aided Eisenhower in WWII. Eisenhower and his family spent a year in Western Europe studying and researching the battlefields of the Great War for him to write a lengthy guidebook. Shortly, he continued to expand his education at the Army War College in Washington D.C.Īfter his schooling, Eisenhower received orders to serve under General John “Black Jack” Pershing of WWI fame at the American Battle Monuments Commission. Using the intellectual skills that he had developed under Conner, Eisenhower finished number one in his class. With Conner’s help, Eisenhower was admitted to the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth. General Conner put Eisenhower through a “…graduate school in military history.” He learned to think critically and look at the big picture. Eisenhower served as Conner assistant in the Panama Canal Zone for several years. Patton introduced Eisenhower to Major General Fox Conner, who was regarded as an intellectual general and a great mentor. Patton who had served in the Tank Corps in France. Shortly, he was ordered to establish the Tank Corp camp in Gettysburg.įollowing the war, Eisenhower returned to Fort Meade. After a few more training assignments in the early days of WWI, he was ordered to the Tank Corp at Fort Meade, MD. He requested orders to serve in the Pancho Villa Punitive Expedition into Mexico in 1916, but he instead had to settle with training and supplying National Guard Troops on border patrol duty. Mamie’s family spent the winter in Texas. He met his wife, Mamie Geneva Doud, while stationed in San Antonio. Military Academy at West Point NY in 1915 was Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, TX. This time of his army life with painfully slow advancement in rank developed Eisenhower into the great leader of armies.Įisenhower’s first assignment after he graduated from the U.S. ![]() Outside of General Eisenhower’s service during the world wars, most people know very little of his military career. He performed way beyond his rank and developed the skills of administration, management, logistics, organization, training, and most importantly leadership that aided him during the next world war. Army Tank Corp at Camp Colt in Gettysburg, PA. To many historians, this lack of combat experience during World War I was an advantage to General Eisenhower because his strategic and tactical mindset was not trapped in the horrors of trench warfare.Īlthough General Eisenhower did not serve in combat during WWI, his service as the commanding officer of the U.S. During the war, he rose to the lofty position of Supreme Allied Commander despite never enduring the horrors of fighting in World War I. General Eisenhower was well known for his extraordinary military career during World War II. Eisenhower Presidential Library, National Archives and Records Administration
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