Five-star General, Dwight David Eisenhower never saw a day of active combat.
Although he spent 35 years in the military and served during both world wars, Eisenhower never saw a single day of active combat. After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy in 1915, he served at various camps across the United States. Eisenhower requested an overseas assignment when America entered World War I, but he remained in training roles at home. By the time the United States entered World War II more than two decades later, Eisenhower had risen to become one of America’s top generals. He eventually was appointed supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe.
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Linda Jones
I'm amazed he was in service that long and rose so high in rank with no active combat.
Loreta Vivian Ramel Galima
He was the best strategist! He had brains and it would have been a waste if he just served as an ordinary man in combat. Brains!
W.M. Bailey
It depends on how you define active .
Jerry Maples
Or never served like obama or clinton,right ben
Clayton Dean Brannon
Linda Jones, Ike was a brillant man that served as General MacArthurs aid for many years. Men like MacArthur, Fox, Pershing and Marshall made sure he rose in rank. He tried to get combat service during WWI but was turned down several times and when they did decide to send him the war ended.
Louis Michael Durocher,
Since Eisenhower was Commander in Chief, he is reputed to have the same statut as a GI,in active military..so technically he was in combat...
And please ,some respect for this great President...
Pierre Poirier
Jerry Maples, and why single out Cinton and Obama and forget Trump ?
babolataeropro
His mind was a weapon!
fishrmn
He was the brains not the brawn. Would have been a waste of his talent to be on the front line.
Peter Robertson
Neither have I,but like Eisenhower I have nothing but respect for them,and Ike did a great job holding all the fractious allies together
Bank-Robber
One of the facts I knew from Abilene Kansas!!!
mrsteve
Louis Michael Durocher,, He was a great general.
Joanne Serin
I am really surprised, but since all (well maybe 99.9%) true/false questions here are true, I chose true.
namiphi
His knowledge was better served elsewhere.
Jim Adams
That Amazing!
docluci
I guessed correctly from the question, but admit to being astonished at continued promotions without active combat!!!!!
tdelisi
Jerry Maples, Or like Trump.
silrem
True wins again.
Tom Tyler
HOws that possible
Bruce Means
bb biiiconsulting, Active. Like someone from the opposing side willing and hopeful of killing you.
Facing first hand the perils of being dead by violence.
Get the picture. It takes a certain mentality to force others to do that, but never have the intestinal fortitude to experience the trauma themselves.
Bruce Means
Linda Jones, It's not what you know,,, it is who you know.
No trouble sacrificing thousands of young lives though.