Omar N. Bradley - World War II - HISTORY.com

I remember when he died. A sad day in the Army for me.

I envy you Chief.
I almost met General Bradley when he was living at the Waldorf-Astoria. I knew the manager of the lobby newsstand there, I had worked with him at Penn Station for years. I stopped by the hotel to say hello, and as we were chatting, he looked over my shoulder, nodded and waved to someone.
I turned to see who it was, but only saw his back as he walked to the elevators. My friend said "That was General Omar Bradley. He usually stops to talk to me, but he's kind of shy. and seeing I was talking to you, he didn't want to interrupt."