John Eisenhower

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John Eisenhower was an American army officer, diplomat, and military historian who was the son of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomat
human
military historian
military officer
appointedBy Richard Nixon
awardReceived Bronze Star Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Legion of Merit
birthName John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower
burialPlace United States Military Academy Cemetery
causeOfDeath natural causes
child David Eisenhower
conflict Korean War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1922-08-03
dateOfDeath 2013-12-21
dateOfMarriage 1947-06-10
educatedAt Columbia University
Command and General Staff College
United States Military Academy
endTime 1971 (ambassador to Belgium)
familyName Eisenhower
father Dwight D. Eisenhower
genre military history
givenName John
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank brigadier general
mother Mamie Eisenhower
notableFor authorship of books on military history
being the son of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower
service as U.S. Ambassador to Belgium
notableRelative Julie Nixon Eisenhower
notableWork Agent of Destiny: The Life and Times of General Winfield Scott
So Far from God: The U.S. War with Mexico, 1846–1848
The Bitter Woods
Yanks: The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I
numberOfChildren 4
occupation army officer
diplomat
historian
placeOfBirth Denver, Colorado, United States
placeOfDeath Trappe, Maryland, United States
politicalParty Republican Party (United States)
positionHeld United States Ambassador to Belgium
residence Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, United States
spouse Barbara Jean Thompson
startTime 1969 (ambassador to Belgium)

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