Stock Photo - Feb. 28, 2012 - General Eisenhower's Early Life in Pictures. Like many other typical American families, the Eisenhower of Kansas get together for family reunions. This picture was taken in 1926 at Abilene, Kansas, in the central part of the U.S. In the rear row at left is Dwight D. Eisenhower, then a lieutenant colonel. Next to him, left to right, are Edgar, a lawyer; Earl, an electrical engineer; Roy, a druggist, now dead, and Arthur, a banker. In the front row are David Eisenhower, the father; Milton, another son, who is now with the U.S. Office of War Information, and Mrs. Ida Eisenhower, the mother; Today General Eisenhower is C in C of the Allied offensive against the Axis in North Africa. (Credit Image: © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com)