General Creighton Williams Abrams, Jr.
Creighton W. Abrams, Jr. was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on 15 September 1914. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1936, was commissioned a second lieutenant, and assigned in the 1st Cavalry Division. In 1936, he married Julia Harvey. In 1939, Abrams was made a first lieutenant, and a year later, a temporary captain. During the Second …