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When eating an elephant take one bite at a time.
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Birth: | 15th September, 1914 |
Death: | 4th September, 1974 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Soldier |
Creighton Williams Abrams, Jr. was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was an American Army general who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968–72. He served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1972 until shortly before his death in 1974. In 1980, the U.S. Army named its new main battle tank, the M1 Abrams, after General Abrams. He graduated from the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth.
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