Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Dwight Eisenhower was posted to
Fort Sam Houston, Texas twice during his career, as First Lieutenant Eisenhower in
1915-
1917 and again
1939-
1941. On
2 October 1915, Lieutenant Dwight D. Eisenhower was introduced to Mamie Dowd at the Officers' Mess in Fort Sam Houston. They were married in
1916 and lived there in 1916-17. During his time at Fort Sam Houston, Eisenhower was promoted to Captain. As Colonel Eisenhower, he returned to Fort Sam Houston in
1939 serving as Chief of Staff, 3rd Army. During this period he was promoted to Brigadier General and it was at Fort Sam Houston on a quiet December afternoon in
1941 that he learned of the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor. This event would not only change the course of
American history but his personal history as well.
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