| MS 211 | |
| AUTHOR : | Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981. |
| TITLE : | Omar N. Bradley letter, 1945 Sept. 22. |
| DATES : | 1945 Sept. 22. |
| SIZE : | 2 items; 23 cm. or smaller. |
| HISTORY: | A career Army officer, Omar N. Bradley commanded U.S. forces in Africa and Sicily, before moving on to command the American involvement in the D-Day invasion of 1944. At the time that the letter was written, Bradley had recently been appointed to direct the Veterans Administration. In later years, he became Army Chief of Staff, the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and, eventually, a five-star general. |
| CONTENTS: | Typescript letter and envelope addressed to Helen A. Ganser refusing her invitation to participate in a program on veterans' rehabilitation being held in Harrisburg in Nov. 1945. |
| SUBJECTS : | Ganser, Helen Alice,
-- b. 1891 -- Correspondence. |