Omar Bradley
Also known as Omar Nelson Bradley
United States Army general (1893–1981)
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Omar Bradley was a high-ranking United States Army general who served during World War II and the Korean War, becoming one of the most prominent American military commanders of the mid-20th century. He is historically significant because of his major role in leading American forces during some of the most important military operations of the era, including the D-Day invasion of Normandy in 1944.
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Omar Nelson Bradley (12 February 1893 – 8 April 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.
Born in Randolph County, Missouri, he worked as a boilermaker before entering the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated from the academy in 1915 alongside Dwight D. Eisenhower as part of "the class the stars fell on." During World War I, he guarded copper mines in Montana. After the war, he taught at West Point and served in other roles before taking a position at the War Department under General George Marshall. In 1941, he became commander of the United States Army Infantry School.
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