Creighton Abrams

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United States Army general human

Creighton Abrams was a highly respected U.S. Army general who commanded American forces in Vietnam and later served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army.

Aliases (3)

Creighton Williams Abrams III ×1
Creighton Williams Abrams Jr. ×1
General Creighton W. Abrams Jr. ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army general → human →
allegiance	United States →
appointedBy	Richard Nixon →
awardReceived	Army Distinguished Service Medal → Bronze Star Medal → Distinguished Service Cross → Legion of Merit → Purple Heart → Silver Star →
burialPlace	Arlington National Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	complications from cancer →
child	Creighton Williams Abrams III → John Nelson Abrams →
conflict	Korean War → Vietnam War → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1914-09-15 →
dateOfDeath	1974-09-04 →
educatedAt	United States Military Academy →
familyName	Abrams →
fullName	Creighton Williams Abrams Jr. →
givenName	Creighton →
hasHonorificTitle	General Creighton W. Abrams Jr. →
memberOf	United States Army Armor Branch →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
militaryRank	General →
nickname	Abe →
notableCommand	Military Assistance Command, Vietnam → United States Army Europe →
notableWork	Leadership of U.S. ground forces in Vietnam War → Reorganization and modernization of the U.S. Army in the early 1970s →
numberOfChildren	6 →
placeOfBirth	Springfield, Massachusetts, United States →
placeOfDeath	Washington, D.C., United States →
positionHeld	Chief of Staff of the United States Army → Commander, 37th Tank Battalion → Commander, 4th Armored Division → Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam → Commander, Seventh United States Army → Commander, United States Army Europe → Commander, V Corps → Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Julia Harvey Abrams →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Creighton Abrams ("Creighton Williams Abrams III") →	child
Battle of Hue →	combatantCommander
Creighton Abrams ("Creighton Williams Abrams Jr.") →	fullName
Creighton Abrams ("General Creighton W. Abrams Jr.") →	hasHonorificTitle
Abrams →	hasNotableBearer
M1 Abrams →	namedAfter