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Also Known As Omar Nelson Bradley
Born February 12, 1893 • Missouri
Died April 8, 1981 (aged 88) • New York City • New York
Title / Office Joint Chiefs of Staff (1949-1953), United States
Role In Normandy Invasion • North Africa campaigns • World War II • Allied invasion of Sicily

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General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Field Marshall Lord Montgomery, and General Omar Bradley stand together in military uniforms behind microphones at National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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General Dwight D. Eisenhower shakes hands with Lieutenant General George S. Patton, both in military uniforms, while Lieutenant General Omar S. Bradley stands behind them in Bastogne, Belgium.
George S. Patton, Omar Bradley, and Bernard Montgomery
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