General Creighton Abrams

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
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:child gptkb:John_N._Abrams
gptkb:Creighton_Williams_Abrams_III
gptkb:Robert_B._Abrams
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:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Creighton_Williams_Abrams_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Creighton Abrams
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:namesakeOf M1 Abrams tank
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Abe
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:United_States_Senator
Commander, 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division
Commander of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV)
gptkbp:notableFor commanding U.S. forces in Vietnam
leading armored thrusts in World War II
reforming the U.S. Army post-Vietnam
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Creighton_Abrams_Sr.
gptkb:Nellie_Louise_Abrams
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:serviceYears 1936–1974
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Julia_Harvey_Abrams
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5