7 Feb 1948
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![General Dwight Eisenhower swearing General Omar Bradley into office as Chief of Staff of the US Army, Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, United States, 7 Feb 1948, photo 1 of 3; note US President Harry Truman and Secretary of Army Kenneth Royall in background](/images/imagemagick/tmb_person_eisenhower79.jpg)
![US President Harry Truman awarding General Dwight Eisenhower the third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal, Pentagon, Virginia, United States, 7 Feb 1948, photo 1 of 2](/images/imagemagick/tmb_person_eisenhower113.jpg)
![US President Harry Truman awarding General Dwight Eisenhower the third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal, Pentagon, Virginia, United States, 7 Feb 1948, photo 2 of 2](/images/imagemagick/tmb_person_eisenhower114.jpg)
![US President Harry Truman, General Dwight Eisenhower, and General Omar Bradley at the Pentagon building moment after Bradley had been sworn in as the Chief of Staff of the US Army, Virginia, United States, 7 Feb 1948](/images/imagemagick/tmb_person_eisenhower115.jpg)
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![General Dwight Eisenhower swearing General Omar Bradley into office as Chief of Staff of the US Army, Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, United States, 7 Feb 1948, photo 1 of 3; note US President Harry Truman and Secretary of Army Kenneth Royall in background](/images/imagemagick/tmb_person_eisenhower79.jpg)
![US President Harry Truman awarding General Dwight Eisenhower the third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal, Pentagon, Virginia, United States, 7 Feb 1948, photo 1 of 2](/images/imagemagick/tmb_person_eisenhower113.jpg)
![US President Harry Truman awarding General Dwight Eisenhower the third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal, Pentagon, Virginia, United States, 7 Feb 1948, photo 2 of 2](/images/imagemagick/tmb_person_eisenhower114.jpg)
![US President Harry Truman, General Dwight Eisenhower, and General Omar Bradley at the Pentagon building moment after Bradley had been sworn in as the Chief of Staff of the US Army, Virginia, United States, 7 Feb 1948](/images/imagemagick/tmb_person_eisenhower115.jpg)
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