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 1974.
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15 September 1914 Springfield, Massachusetts
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Died |
4 September 1974 (aged 59) Washington, D.C.
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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