Famous Leg Soldier that commanded the 82d airborne division. Five star General Omar Bradley. He was instrumental in airborne forces while as commander of the Infantry School at Fort Benning. General Bradley was the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Last living Five Star officer. QUESTION: WHO WAS THE FIRST FIVE STAR OFFICER, NO GOOGLING. U EITHER KNOW OR U DONT? Two months after Pearl Harbor, Bradley took command of the 82d Infantry Division. The unit had compiled a distinguished combat record in World War I, but it had been reactivated with draftees leavened by only a small Regular Army cadre. The new commander saw to it that incoming drafts of soldiers were welcomed with military bands; when they were marched directly to their cantonments, they found uniforms, equipment, and a hot meal waiting for them. Such practices did much to boost the morale of often bewildered inductees. Disturbed by the poor physical condition of the new soldiers, Bradley instituted a rigorous physical training program to supplement a tough military training schedule. He also invited Alvin York, Medal of Honor winner and the most famous alumnus of the division, to visit his troops. Based on Yorks remark that most of his own combat shooting had been done at very short range, Bradley adjusted the divisions marksmanship program to include a combat course in firing at targets only twenty-five to fifty meters away. Bradley looked forward to taking the 82d Division to Europe or the Pacific, but barely four months later he received orders
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