Editing Creighton Abrams (section)

{{short description|United States Army general (1914–1974)}}
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{{Infobox military person
| name          = Creighton Abrams Jr.
| image         = GEN Creighton W. Abrams.jpg
| alt           = 
| caption       = Abrams, {{circa|1971}}
| nickname      = 
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1914|9|15|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Springfield, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|1974|9|4|1914|9|14|df=y}}
| death_place   = [[Walter Reed General Hospital]], [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| placeofburial = [[Arlington National Cemetery]]
| allegiance    = United States
| branch        = [[United States Army]]
| serviceyears  = 1936–1974
| rank          = [[General (United States)|General]]
| unit          = 
| commands      = [[Chief of Staff of the United States Army]]<br />[[Military Assistance Command, Vietnam]]<br />[[V Corps (United States)|V Corps]]<br />[[3rd Armored Division (United States)|3rd Armored Division]]<br />[[2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment]]<br />[[63rd Armor Regiment]]<br />[[37th Armor Regiment (United States)|Combat Command B]], [[4th Armored Division (United States)|4th Armored Division]]<br />[[37th Armor Regiment (United States)|37th Tank Battalion]]
| battles       = [[World War II]]<br />[[Korean War]]<br />[[Vietnam War]]
| awards        = [[Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross]] (2) <br />[[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]] (2) <br />[[Army Distinguished Service Medal]] (5)<br />[[Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]]<br />[[Silver Star]] (2) <br />[[Legion of Merit]] (2) <br />[[Bronze Star Medal]]<br />[[Joint Service Commendation Medal]]
| relations     = Brigadier General Creighton W. Abrams III (son)<br />General [[John N. Abrams]] (son)<br />General [[Robert B. Abrams]] (son)
| laterwork     = 
}}
'''Creighton Williams Abrams Jr.''' (15 September 1914 – 4 September 1974) was a [[United States Army]] [[General (United States)|general]] who commanded military operations in the [[Vietnam War]] from 1968 to 1972.<ref name=nytobt>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/04/archives/army-chief-abrams-dies-at-59-directed-us-forces-in-vietnam-tough.html |work=New York Times |agency=Associated Press |title=Army Chief Abrams dies at 59, directed U.S. forces in Vietnam |date=September 4, 1974 |page=1}}</ref><ref name=gabda59>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vB5OAAAAIBAJ&pg=6785%2C1397051 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Gen. Abrams dead at 59 |date=September 4, 1974 |page=1}}</ref> He was then [[Chief of Staff of the United States Army]] from 1972 until his death in 1974.<ref name=nytobt /><ref name=gabda59 />

In 1980, the United States Army named its then new [[main battle tank]], the [[M1 Abrams]], after him. The [[IG Farben building]] in Germany was also named after Abrams from 1975 to 1995.