Dwight David 'Ike' Eisenhower ( EYE-zən-how-ər; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969),  GCB,  OM was an American army general and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. His mother originally named him David Dwight but reversed the two names after his birth to avoid the confusion of having two Davids in the family. All of the boys were called 'Ike', such as 'Big Ike' (Edgar) and 'Little Ike' (Dwight); the nickname was intended as an abbreviation of their last name. By World War II, only Dwight was still called 'Ike'.In 1892, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, which Eisenhower considered his hometown. Field Marshal Montgomery insisted priority be given to his 21st Army Group's attack being made in the north, while Generals Bradley (12th U.S. Army Group) and Devers (Sixth U.S. Army Group) insisted they be given priority in the center and south of the front (respectively).