Bradley Omar Nelson

Monuments

Name:

Omar Nelson Bradley

Rank:

General of the Army

Serial Number:

Unit:

United States Army

Date of Death:

1981-04-08

State:

Missouri

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virgi

Plot:

Section 30, Lot 428-1 Grid AA-39

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Army DSM, Navy DSM, Silver Star, LOM, Bronze Star

Comments:

Born 12 Feb 1893 in Missouri. USMA 1915. Commanded the 82 Abn Div, 28th Infantry Division, II Corps, First Army, and 12th Army Group. After WWII he headed the VA, and then was the Chief of Staff of the Army, and then the first ever Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Korean War.