Creighton Abrams, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Creighton Abrams

United States Army General

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1914

Place of Birth: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 04-Sep-1974

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Creighton Williams Abrams Jr.
(September 15, 1914 – September 4, 1974) was a United States Army general who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972, which saw United States troop strength in South Vietnam reduced from a peak of 543,000 to 49,000.
He was then Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1972 until his death.In 1980, the United States Army named its then new main battle tank, the M1 Abrams, after him.
The IG Farben building in Germany was also named after Abrams from 1975 to 1995.



Alternative names	Herbert Elmer Abrams
Description	American painter and physician
Date of birth/death	20 March 1920	29 August 2003
Location of birth/death	Greenfield	Kent
Authority control	: Q4117019 VIAF: 57898554 ISNI: 0000 0001 1650 405X ULAN: 500042365 LCCN: n79123592 SUDOC: 086245104 WorldCat