Creighton Williams Abrams Jr. (15 September 1914 – 4 September 1974) was a United States Army general who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972. [1] [2] He was then Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1972 until his death in 1974. [1] [2]

Creighton Williams Abrams, Jr. (born September 15, 1914, Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.—died September 4, 1974, Washington, D.C.) was an American army officer who was one of the most aggressive and effective tank commanders during World War II.

2023年3月10日 · Creighton Abrams served as chief of staff of the US Army until his death on September 4, 1974. He’d always been a heavy smoker, and it eventually caught up with him. He was only 59-years-old, and passed away from complications during a surgery intended to remove a cancerous lung.

Regarded as a brilliant tank commander by his peers, General Creighton Abrams is best known for skilfully presiding over America’s withdrawal from Vietnam. He was the son of a railroad repairman and in 1936 graduated from West Point in the same class as William Westmoreland.

Creighton Abrams was one of the most aggressive army generals and tank commanders of the U.S. army during World War II. He is best remembered for commanding the military in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972.

2018年5月29日 · An outstanding tank commander in the U.S. Army during World War II, General Creighton W. Abrams (1914-1974) continued to serve in the army in various capacities including commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972 and …

Creighton Abrams was an American army general who led several military operations in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972. He was honored by the US Army, which named one of its tanks the 'M1 Abrams', after him. Abrams was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and received his higher education at the renowned United States Military Academy at West Point.

2024年3月2日 · Creighton Williams Abrams Jr. (Sep 15, 1914, Springfield, Massachusetts – Sep 4, 1974, Washington, D.C.) was a United States Army general who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968-72 which saw U.S. …

Creighton Abrams (1914-1974) was a US Army general who served as commander of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) and later as Army chief of staff. Abrams was born into a working-class family from Agawam, rural Massachusetts.

ABRAMS, Creighton William, Jr. ( b. 15 September 1914 in Springfield, Massachusetts; d. 4 September 1974 in Washington, D.C.), army officer who commanded U.S. forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972. Abrams was the oldest of three children born to Creighton William Abrams, a railroad repairman, and Nellie Randall, a homemaker.