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Show Gen. Eisenhower's Name Means 'Iron Chopper' Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower ("Ike" to the Doughboys) was ice works hand, boxer, cowboy and professional footballer before going go-ing to West Point. His ancestors left Germany in the 18th century to avoid religious persecution, emigrated to America Ameri-ca in 1732. The name means "iron chopper," which is appropriate for our leading tank expert. TVo,, te R Vila cnl4iav-a euranp by him say he's both tough and lucky. He was certainly lucky when, -as a young officer, he arrested ar-rested a Negro National Guardsman Guards-man who. had run amok in Chicago. Chi-cago. The Negro pulled out a revolver re-volver and fired five shots at him at almost point-blank range. They all missed. |