noun
United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981)
• Syn: ↑Bradley, ↑Omar Nelson Bradley
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑general, ↑full general
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(1893–1981) a US ↑general in ↑World War II. He led the Allied forces at Normandy on ↑D-Day in 1944 and into Germany. He then became the first Chairman of the ↑Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1949 to 1953. Bradley was named General of the Army in 1950. He won many medals including the ↑Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.