Omar Bradley
Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 – April 8, 1981) was one of the main U.S. Army field commanders in North Africa and Europe during the World War II and a General of the Army of the United States Army.
Summary of service
Dates of rank
- Second Lieutenant, United States Army: June 12, 1915
- First Lieutenant, United States Army: October 13, 1916
- Captain, United States Army: August 22, 1917
- Major, National Army: July 17, 1918
- Captain, Regular Army (reverted to peacetime rank): November 4, 1922
- Major, Regular Army: June 27, 1924
- Lieutenant Colonel, Regular Army: July 22, 1936
- Brigadier General (Temporary), Regular Army: February 24, 1941
- Major General, Army of the United States: February 18, 1942
- Lieutenant General, Army of the United States: June 9, 1943
- Promoted to permanent rank of Colonel in the Regular Army: November 13, 1943
- General, Army of the United States: March 29, 1945
- Appointed a General in the Regular Army: January 31, 1949
- General of the Army: September 22, 1950
Primary decorations
- Army Distinguished Service Medal (w/three oak leaf clusters)
- Navy Distinguished Service Medal
- Silver Star
- Legion of Merit (w/oak leaf cluster)
- Bronze Star Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
- Army of Occupation Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- World War I Victory Medal
- American Defense Service Medal
- Mexican Border Service Medal
Assignment history
- 1915: 14th Infantry Regiment
- 1919: ROTC professor, South Dakota State College
- 1920: Instructor, United States Military Academy (West Point)
- 1924: Infantry School Student, Fort Benning, Georgia
- 1925: Commanding Officer, 19th and 27th Infantry Regiments
- 1927: Office of National Guard and Reserve Affairs, Hawaiian Department
- 1928: Student, Command and General Staff School
- 1929: Instructor, Fort Benning Infantry School
- 1934: Plans and Training Office, USMA West Point
- 1938: War Department General Staff, G-1 Chief of Operations Branch and Assistant Secretary of the General Staff
- 1941: Commandant, Infantry School Fort Benning
- 1942: Commanding General, 82nd Infantry Division and 28th Infantry Division
- 1943: Commanding General, II Corps, North Africa and Sicily
- 1943: Commanding General, Field Forces European Theater
- 1944: Commanding General, First Army (Later 1st and 12th U.S. Army Groups)
- 1945: Administrator of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Administration
- 1948: United States Army Chief of Staff
- 1949: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- 1953: Retired from active service
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