Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. GEN. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER AT BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...

Eddy, Manton S. (Manton Sprague), 1892-1962

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Manton Sprague Eddy (1892-1962) was born in Chicago, Illinois. In 1918 he commissioned in the infantry and served in World War I with the 4th Division of the American Expeditionary Forces. From 1921 to 1924, he was a member of the Infantry Board. After graduating from the Command and General Staff School in 1934, he taught there until 1939. From 1940 to 1942, he was assistant chief of staff for intelligence at the III Corps Area. He also served as commander of the 114th Infantry, 44th Division, ...

Biddle, Anthony J. Drexel (Anthony Joseph Drexel), 1897-1961

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Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr. (b. Dec. 17, 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-d. Nov. 13, 1961), was an American diplomat and served in the U.S. Army during both World Wars, reaching the rank of major general. Between the wars, during World War II, and later he had an active diplomatic career, serving as U.S. Minister or U.S. Ambassador to Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Poland, and Spain. From the description of Biddle, Anthony J. Drexel (Anth...

Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten, Earl, 1900-1979

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1916 midshipman; 1918 1st lieutenant; 1932 commander; 1942 chief of combined operations; 1942 acting vice-admiral; 1943 acting admiral and supreme commander designate, south east Asia; 1946 rear-admiral; 1947 Viceroy of India; 1947-1948 Govenor-general of India; 1949 vice-admiral; 1950 4th sea lord of the Admiralty; 1954 1st sea lord of the Admiralty; 1956 admiral of the fleet; 1959-1965 chief of defense staff; 1965 Governor of the Isle of Wight. Honours: 1920 MVO; 1922...

Lemonnier, amiral (André Georges), 1896-

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Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount, 1887-1976

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British army officer. From the description of Note of Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, 1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454594 ...

Norstad, Lauris, 1907-1988

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General Lauris Norstad (1907-1988) was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in Red Wing, Minnesota where he attended high school. After developing an interest in military service, Norstad secured an appointment to the United States Military Academy where he graduated in 1930 with a commission as a second lieutenant of cavalry. In 1931 Norstad transferred to the Air Corps, thus beginning his long career as an air force officer. During the 1930s Norstad served as Commander of the 18th Pursu...

Carney, Robert Bostwick, 1895-1990

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Robert Bostwick Carney (1895-1990) was a naval officer, and Chief of Naval Operations from August 17, 1953 to August 17, 1955. From the description of Carney, Robert Bostwick, 1895-1990 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10576023 Naval officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Robert Bostwick Carney : oral history, 1964. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481136 ...