Creighton Abrams
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 50 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 15,1914 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Springfield |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | September 4,1974 |
| Died | Walter Reed Army Medical Center |
| Children | Robert B. Abrams |
| John N. Abrams | |
| Creighton W. Abrams III | |
| Books | The Vietnam War: On the Ground in the Second Indochina War |
| Job | Army officer |
| Education | United States Military Academy |
| Command and General Staff College (CGSC) | |
| US Army War College | |
| Spouse | Julia Berthe Harvey |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross |
| Air Force Distinguished Service Medal | |
| Silver Star | |
| Parents | Creighton Abrams |
| Nellie Louise | |
| Buri | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 481170 |
Creighton Abrams Life story
Creighton Williams Abrams Jr. was a United States Army general who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972. He was then Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1972 until his death in 1974. In 1980, the United States Army named its then new main battle tank, the M1 Abrams, after him.
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