GENERAL OMAR N. BRADLEY - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 07/19/1965 - HFSID 140392
Price: $400.00
OMAR N. BRADLEY
The WWII General regrets that he cannot be a speaker at a banquet during the
annual convention of The Association of Regular Army Sergeants as he and his
wife will be in Europe.
TLS: "Omar N. Bradley" as General of the Army, 1p, 8x10½.
Washington, D.C., 1965 July 19. On his official letterhead, which is
imprinted with five stars, to Robert P. Cassell, Washington, D.C. In
full: "Thank you for your letter of July 13 inviting me to be your
banquet speaker on Friday evening, August 6th, during the annual
convention of The Association of Regular Army Sergeants. While I am honored
by your invitation, it is not possible for me to accept. Mrs. Bradley and I
are leaving for Europe on August 3rd and will not return until the 18th.
I did very well at Charles Town the night I saw you there!"
With original typed, stamped mailing envelope. Charles Town Race
Track (West Virginia) is about 70 miles from Washington, D.C. Lieutenant
General Omar Nelson Bradley (1893-1981) took command of the First Army in
January 1944, which, constituting the Allied right wing, landed at Utah and
Omaha beaches, Normandy, on D-Day, June 6, 1944. In August 1944, he became the
Commander of the 12th Army Group, the largest force ever commanded on the
field. In 1950, Bradley was promoted to Five-Star General of the Army. He
served as the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1949-1953.
Lightly creased with folds, lower horizontal fold underlines signature. Stained
at upper left corner and left blank margin. Overall, fine condition.
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