General Creighton Abrams

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military Leader
gptkbp:advocatesFor Vietnamization policy
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross
gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Legion of Merit
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Silver Star
gptkbp:birthDate September 15, 1914
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Springfield,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:American_forces_in_Vietnam
gptkbp:contributedTo U.S._military_strategy
gptkbp:deathDate January 4, 1974
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Creighton Abrams
gptkbp:influenced Post-Vietnam military policy
U.S._Army_tactics
Military_strategy_in_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_C._Marshall
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Abrams_Doctrine
gptkbp:legacy Abrams_tank_named_in_his_honor
gptkbp:nickname Abe
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:United_States_Army_Forces_Command
gptkb:Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer gptkb:Chairman_of_the_Board_of_the_National_Defense_University
Consultant_for_the_U.S._Army
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_Westmoreland
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:U.S._Congress
U.S._President
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1936–1974
gptkbp:spouse Jeanne_Abrams
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Frederick_C._Weyand