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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.
Apr 9, 1981 · General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, a World War II hero who was the last of the nation's five-star generals, died yesterday in Manhattan. He was 88 years old. General Bradley had come to New...
