Clark, Missouri
1111 Euclid
GPS coordinates: 39.2807,-92.3431
Take a photo of your rally flag with the above image.

General Omar Bradley (1893-1981), one of the last of the 5 Star Generals, called the small town of Clark (pop. 7,513) his hometown. At the dedication on Armed Forces Day in 2008, Art Latson, VFW, said, “General Bradley was part of the greatest generation who demonstrated unbelievable love of country and community. He left behind a legacy that will never be surpassed, but can only be matched by the young men and women who serve in our armed forces today.”

“Today we are sending a message throughout Missouri and Randolph County,” said Latson, “that small town values can be learned from people like Omar Bradley, with his service to a greater cause that has left a legacy for generations to follow.”

At West Point Academy, “the GI’s General” lettered in baseball three times, including the 1914 team, from which every player who remained with the Army, went on to become a general. The West Point class of 1915 was known as “the class the stars fell on,” because out of it came 59 generals, including Bradley and Dwight Eisenhower.

In WWII he commanded the invasion forces at Utah and Omaha Beaches, and many battles after that, including the Battle of the Bulge.

In 1949, Harry Truman appointed Bradley Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and was the senior military officer during the Korean War.

In his retirement years, he was elected Chairman of the Board for the Bulova Watch Company and served as consultant on several movie projects including Francis Ford Coppola’s “Patton.”

General Bradley died from a heart attack in New York City in 1981, moments after receiving an award from the National Institute of Social Sciences. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, next to his two wives.

Also in the area: Watch for the horse drawn vehicles and manicured farms of the Amish Settlement. It is one of the largest in Missouri.

Photo credit: Bob Rippy.

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Tour of Honor-Missouri is sponsored by Bob Rippy from Village of Loch Lloyd.