Word: omar
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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That class is noted for two things: 1) its crack baseball team; 2) its U.S. generals in World War II. Omar Bradley played in the outfield, batted .383 and is still remembered at the Point for his great throwing arm. He was also the first member of the class to pin on a general officer's stars (when he took command at Fort Benning as a brigadier general in February...
...Classmate of Mine." Cadet Omar Bradley graduated No. 44 in the class of 164 men; Eisenhower, who roomed across the hall, was 61. Serious, shy Omar had only 19 demerits for his course, stood sixth in conduct; brilliant, gregarious Ike had 100, stood 125th...
...Well-Worn Groove. Though World War I brought Omar Bradley temporary promotion to major, he saw no service outside the U.S. After the war Bradley casually predicted that there would be another in 20 years or so, and began getting ready for it. His career followed the well-worn groove of the professional soldier in peacetime: teaching courses and taking them ; service with troops in Hawaii; courses at the Command and General Staff School, at the Army War College...
...work at Fort Benning caught the attention of able young Lieut. Colonel George Catlett Marshall; twelve years later General Marshall picked Omar Bradley to convert the Infantry School at the fort from a peaceful little unit of 300 to 400 students into a roaring mass-production center capable of handling 14,000 officer candidates at a time. Bradley did the job without raising his voice. Later he took over and trained the 82nd and 28th Divisions for combat. In February 1943, when things were not going too well in Tunisia, General Marshall sent Omar Bradley over...
...Omar Bradley, who is no orator, ended with a plain promise that had the ring of more than oratory: "I will see you on the beaches...