West Point graduate Dwight D. Eisenhower quickly climbed the Army career ladder, serving under Generals John J. Pershing and Douglas MacArthur and ultimately achieving the rank of five-star general.

Here is an enduring image of the Second World War—Dwight Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe, huddling with members of the 101st Airborne Division on the eve of D-Day.