Bedford in Bedford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Omar Nelson Bradley
— National D-Day Memorial —
Photographed By Brandon D Cross
1. Omar Nelson Bradley Marker
12 February 1893 - 8 April 1981
Commanding General, United States First Army
A 1915 graduate of the United States Military Academy, Omar Bradley was first among the fifty-nine general officers in "the class the stars fell on" to become one. A protége of U.S. Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall (VMI, 1901), Gen. Bradley had served as Commandant of the Infantry School at Ft. Benning, Georgia; Commander of the 82nd and 28th Infantry Divisions; Commanding General of II Corps in North Africa and Sicily; and Commanding General of Field Forces Europe before assuming command of First Army.
From the bridge of USS Augusta, he monitored the assaults on Omaha and Utah Beaches, empowering his subordinate commanders to lead the early ground battle. Coming ashore on D+3, "the soldier's general" established First Army Headquarters and soon began planning Operation Cobra, the Normandy breakout. By August, there were more than 900,000 men in his new command, 12th Army Group. Promoting him to the rank of General of the Army on 22 September 1950, President Harry S. Truman made General Bradley, who then was serving as the Army's first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the fifth and last Army officer to wear five stars.
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Erected by National D-Day Memorial and the Jeff D. Smith Jr, Family.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the U.S. National D-Day Memorial series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1944.
Location. 37° 19.862′ N, 79° 32.165′ W. Marker is in Bedford, Virginia, in Bedford County. Memorial can be reached from Overlord Circle, one mile west of Burks Hill Road (Virginia Route 122). The marker is located on the grounds of the National D-Day Memorial. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford VA 24523, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division (here, next to this marker); Bertram Home Ramsay (a few steps from this marker); The American Worker, 1939-1945 (a few steps from this marker); The Eighty Second Airborne Division (a few steps from this marker); 1st Engineer Special Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Second Naval Beach Battalion
Photographed By Brandon D Cross
2. Omar Nelson Bradley Marker
Also see . . .
1. D-Day Anniversary: Omar Bradley at Omaha June 1969 Life. (Submitted on January 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. National D-Day Memorial. (Submitted on January 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
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3. Five Star General Omar Bradley
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 58 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
