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Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 – April 8, 1981) was a senior officer of the United States Army during and after World War II, rising to the rank of General of the Army. He was the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and oversaw the U.S. military's policy-making in the Korean War.
Oct 27, 2009 · Omar N. Bradley (1893-1981), was a senior U.S. Army officer who served as field commander of American soldiers during the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day and led Allied troops as they...
May 13, 2024 · Omar Bradley was a U.S. Army officer who commanded the Twelfth Army Group, which helped ensure the Allied victory over Germany during World War II; later he served as the first chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff (1949–53). Bradley graduated from the United States Military Academy at West.
One of those legendary figures was Omar Nelson Bradley, General of the Army and first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Bradley was a product of the American...
After victory in Africa, Bradley helped plan and execute the Allied invasion of Sicily on July 10, 1943. His successes earned Bradley the command of the 1st U.S. Army in the invasion of...
Omar Nelson Bradley. born in Clark, Missouri, on 12 February 1893. graduated from the United States Military Academy, 1915, was commissioned a second lieutenant, and assigned to the 14th...
Omar Bradley was promoted to the rank of General of the Army on 22 September 1950. He was the only Chairman to attain five-star rank. His tenure as Chairman ended on 15 August 1953, three weeks after the Korean armistice.
Apr 2, 2019 · General of the Army Omar N. Bradley was a key American commander during World War II and later served as the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Graduating from West Point in 1915, he served stateside during World War I before advancing through the ranks during the interwar years.
Bradley commanded First Army and then 12th Army Group in Western Europe after the Allied Normandy invasion. In 1945, he was promoted to temporary general, which was made permanent in 1949. After the Second World War, Bradley headed Veterans’ Affairs until 1947.
O mar N. Bradley was a five-star general of the U.S. Army whose career spanned two world wars and the Korean conflict. Known as the "GI's general," Bradley always identified with the common soldier and was unusually kind and mild-mannered while executing the most rigorous of commands.
