European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes september Bradley fifth Star Caps career the soldiers Soldier has be come the generals slender Gen or chairman of he joint chiefs of last wok awarded the five Star Silver in Signia of a general of the army by president the pro making Brodey the ninth officer of the armed forces u have held f Ives tar was made possible by a special act of Congress of the eight five Star officers previously Only Gen of the army Douglas Macarthur is still on Active As o never in tended to become a but he has turned out to be one of the Best in the nations when he reached the top of his he Long had been known As the soldiers Soldier because of his regard for the Wel fare of the men he the chairmanship of the joint chiefs of to which Bradley appointed in August qualifies him for the title of americas Santing the general was a mechanics Helper who went to West Point mainly to get a Good education but he became imbued with army ideals and made soldiering his lifes successively in world War be commanded first a then a an army and finally a group of this last com the 12th army up in Europe numbered More than combat troops and was the largest body of american sol Diers Ever to serve under a single Field commander the 12th army at its consisted of Gen Courtney Hodges 1st Gen George patrons 3d it Gen William Simpsons 9th army and it Gen Leonard g e r o is loth Battle promotions except for his original divisional assignment which was gained As a result of his experience As a commandant of the in Fantry Bradley won his wartime advancement on the Battlefield in the Early Days of the the army attitude to Ward Bradley was voiced by the late Ernie Pyle the path trod Den by Omar n Bradley cannot Lead anywhere but following the president called upon Bradley to become director of the veterans administration Bradley was not Happy about being selected for the rarely known to ask a Bradley went to Gen Dwight then supreme Allied commander for he can you get me out of this Ike a Good flew to the states and took Over the a say ing there is no Job i would rather not have none in which i would want o do his two years service with the a was termed outstanding by president who then appointed Bradley As army chief of staff to succeed he was appointed to the chairmanship of the joint chiefs of staff As soon As Congress created the Job and looks upon his duties As those of a Moderator Between the Heads of the Navy and air i have Cut my army strings behind b r a d be y Bradley returned to the armed services from his a Job with an intimate knowledge of Congress and the executive Branch of the government which few military men have the Opportunity to born in Bradley is the son of a the elder Bradley died when Omar was Bradley Rose to the occasion by taking in sewing while Omar took on a newspaper when he finished High he went to work e in the Railroad shops at he had a hankering for Educa Tion but saw no possibility to gain so when his sunday school teacher suggested West Bradley jumped at the his congressman agreed to make Omar an alternate appointment and when the first Choice Bradley was off to the Academy along with Dwight Eisenhower was no Scholastic Ball a Predgen bit beats Coj Loechte Rochte i would like to Gern Gern gladly Ziga Retten Tsing Chretten cigarettes Haben Wahben have Ich Loechte Gern i Ich Moschle Gern Tsih id like to have some Garette gah Retten Wievel Wie Viele Kostet Zehn pfennig Das Kostet Sie Kosten Eine Mark via fill via file Kostet Tsehan Pennich Dass Kostet Tsehan Zih Kosten Aine Mark How much How Many costs ten pfennig that costs ten they Cost one Mark Sie Kosten Eine tin Kosten Aine they Cost one Wei Wei Mark Osvai two Osvai Mark two Marks and ten editors note the daily German lessons arc taken from the Basic course in spoken German prepared by the editorial staff of the armed forces Institute Gen Omar Bradley below has joined Gen Douglas Macarthur As one of the two american five Star officers now on Active the insignia of Brad Leys new rank of general of the army is shown of finishing 44tfa in a class of Ike trailed in 61st along with Gen Mark Bradley is one of the few army officers never to have served in the Grade of colonel in 1941 Gen George c then army chief of jumped Bradley from colonel to Briga Dier general to become Comman Dant of the infantry Bradley wife is the former Mary Quayle daughter of the same sunday school teacher who suggested to Young Omar that he investigate West Point their Only married a West air Force capt Harold Shaw i years 1945 the in War crimes commis Sion announces a list of nazis wanted for 1946 for the second time in his 24 year career As a King ii of Greece returns from exile in Britain to his 1947 Poland asks the in general Assembly to denounce the mar shall plan and Transfer to the in the responsibility for Europe economic 1948 the three Western Powers com plete their notes asking urgent in Security Council consideration of their complaints against russian blockade of 1949 the House unanimously passes and sends to the White House a Bill providing for a pay Rise for the armed Neucom ments organized volunteers program being established at 98th go by Virginia Webb the first organized Hospital volunteers service program Ujj Neucom is being established is the 98ih go through col Emery Hospital the american red Cross Gray lady program was initiated follow inv he offer of the Munich women welfare committee to serve phial through the combined cooperation of Thorn ton and the resident red Cross Hospital staff of recreation and cast the Gray lady program is being organized for the accommodation of the in addition to members of this department of the Marj civilians and wives of army personnel stationed in the surrounding military installations Are becoming red Cross Gray ladies at the Alta Richardson president of the enlisted Meni wives club and chairman of the Home Tor the aged hat been chosen by the Munich women club As woman of the for Mitchell came to the zone a year ago with her dependent wife of m sgt John copt Bayliss and Audrey Harding were married at Christ Chapel in Frankfurt the Bride is from Bayliss is stationed at the Hanau signal a history skit on the was presented at the september luncheon of the women club at the land upper Austria officers wives of the officers of the 4th Ren in were hostesses Lleren son of maj and was born 12 in Hartel is with the 768flth he to at the first meeting of the season of the Munich German american women club held in the Hunting Lodge of nym Henburg Jie guests of Honor were Manton wife of the Usa eur cd George wife of the land commissioner for Bavaria Edmund wife of the cd of the Munich military and Hans wife of the minister president of met Marvin Colbert and Princess Pilar von Bayern Are co presidents of the sgt James mull and Hanni Emmert were married 23 in mull is manager of the Spade club and has been with the 2gth inf regt for the past five Margaret Stearns left in director of the newly opened Blue Clover service club at Johann sub Post in presents a Saber o col Earl Ufa special services to use for cutting the cake a the forma opening of the the Reserve officers in marburg sponsored a Dogpatch party at the officers club last saturday the Hanau girl scouts installed 14 new members at a recent candlelight ceremony at the Hanau officers Cpl Michael de Rosa and Dorli Westenhagen were married sept 9 at the Wiesbaden lutheran de Rosa is a member of the i Keith macs 1c Wurzburg Brownie girl scout troop 33 is meeting with William Wood As scout Joachim Taulis and it Virginia of the 57th lilt be married 23 at 2 pm in the Wurzburg the Stuttgart Little theater gave four performances of threes i a family to sellout audiences at the Villa Weisse Wiburg it John Mason directed the three act Cpl Joel Markell and Annette Jacobs were married 19 Markell is with the 114th Sig so co at Horro i Bride has been with Neucom special a new pm club has been opened in the Walsh aids in Foj William Stanton and Marion la fave were married 23 in the now with the embassy in the was formerly with the 97th Sig co at and his Bride formerly a special services hostess at Bobingen and Herzo the stars and stripes 8 162 managing editor sports editor september 1359 14 col Benry Eric brei Ken Zumwalt Taylor executive manager chief of distribution Maurice r Kirkwood louts b Brown news bureaus eat t1 Canasta fit Berlin 848680 Bremerhaven the european edition to published flail at for the occupation under toe auspices of the armed forces information and education Neucom Tel Frankfurt the stars and Darmstadt correspondence should be addressed to the stars and stripes Apo h5 us mall to the new York office should be sent to i Washington this is not an official publication of the armed reentered As second class matter sept 1947 at the Post office at new under the act of March inti
