General Of The Army Omar Nelson Bradley In The Korean War And The Meaning Of The Chairmanship
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General Of The Army Omar Nelson Bradley In The Korean War And The Meaning Of The Chairmanship - Major Michael D. Forbis
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General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley in the Korean War and the Meaning of the Chairmanship
By
MAJ MICHAEL D. FORBIS, US ARMY
ABSTRACT
General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley served as the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and he played a significant role during the Korean War. Bradley served as the senior military advisor to President Harry S. Truman, and he was the critical link to General of the Army Douglas MacArthur as the United Nations Commander during the war.
The most critical events in the Korean War occurred in the first year. Bradley established the military policy that guided the actions for MacArthur in the conduct of military operations. His role with MacArthur was to ensure operations did not violate policy. In the beginning of the war, Bradley granted MacArthur wide latitude as the field commander, yet he restricted his actions later in the war because MacArthur’s actions were in contradiction to military policy. Eventually, Bradley recommended the removal of MacArthur to President Truman.
As Chairman, Bradley established certain precedents for the job position. He balanced the need to support the field commander in military operations and to enforce the military policy approved by the President.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 5
Introduction 6
Bradley Communicates the Military Policy 10
Bradley’s Pre-Korean War Assessment 12
Bradley and the First Year of the Korean War 14
North Korean Invasion and United Nations Response (see map page 39) 14
Inchon Landing (see map page 40) 16
Bradley’s Promotion to General of the Army (Five-Stars) 20
Issue of Crossing the 38th Parallel 20
Bradley’s Participation at the Wake Island Conference 21
Actions to Yalu River and Manchurian Border (see map page 41) 22
Chinese Invasion of Korean Peninsula (see map pages 42-43) 24
Bradley Recommends the Removal of MacArthur 27
Conclusions 29
Appendix A (maps) 32
Appendix B (Key Leaders) 38
Key Leaders during the Korean War 38
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 39
BIBLIOGRAPHY 40
Archives 40
Primary Sources 40
Secondary Sources 40
INTRODUCTION
The Korean War took place over a three year period from 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953. The first year experienced the major operations of the entire war, and the remaining two years of the war basically resulted in a stalemate along the 38th Parallel until the armistice. The period of the Korean War was a delicate time in United States history, and the war was part of a larger global problem facing the country with regards to the expansion of communism.{1} General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley served as the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 16 August 1949 to 15 August 1953. During this time in his career, his duty as Chairman overlapped with the Korean War from the initial invasion on 25 June 1950 to the signing of the armistice on July 1953.{2} Bradley’s position as Chairman was part of the modern day Department of Defense unifying the service chiefs of the armed forces. The Chairman position was the senior military advisor to the President of the United States and the Secretary of Defense. During Bradley’s four year term in this position, he served under both Presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bradley also served with the Secretaries of Defense Louis Johnson, George Marshall, and Robert Lovett. During the Korean War, General of the Army Douglas MacArthur and