Creighton Abrams Jr.

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkbp:birthDate 1914-09-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Springfield,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:cancer
gptkbp:child gptkb:John_N._Abrams
gptkb:Creighton_Williams_Abrams_III
gptkb:Robert_B._Abrams
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:4th_Armored_Division
gptkb:37th_Tank_Battalion
gptkb:Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1974-09-04
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Creighton_Williams_Abrams_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Creighton Abrams Jr.
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:namesakeOf M1 Abrams tank
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor commanding U.S. military operations in the Vietnam War
leading the relief of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army
Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:William_C._Westmoreland
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Julia_Harvey_Abrams
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Frederick_C._Weyand
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Creighton_Abrams_Sr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7