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Show These Are Our Leaders in Battle . . Here are "thumbnail" biographies of the Allied Invasion leaders: Gen. Dwight David Eisenhower, 63, supreme commander of all Allied Al-lied forces, led the successful operation opera-tion in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. He was born In Texas but reared in 'Kansas. In two years he rose from lieutenant colonel to a full general, and top-man for the invasion. Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, Ted-der, 52, wounded Infantryman of World War I, who successfully commanded com-manded Middle East and Allied Mediterranean Med-iterranean air forces, is deputy supreme su-preme Allied commander. Lieut. Gen. James H. ("Jimmy") Doolittle, 47, "the man who bombed Tokyo," is in command of the U. S. Eighth air force. |