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Abrams, Creighton

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Creighton Williams Abrams, Jr., b. Springfield, Mass., Sept. 15, 1914, d. Sept. 4, 1974, was the U.S. commander in the Vietnam WAR from 1968 to 1972. A graduate (1936) of West Point, he served in world War II and in 1964 became a general and vice chief of staff of the army. Succeeding William WESTMORELAND as commander in Vietnam, Abrams implemented the program known as Vietnamization. This was supposed to bring a gradual end to U.S. involvement in Vietnam and to enable the South Vietnamese to become increasingly responsible for running the war. After returning to the United States, Abrams served (1972-74) as army chief of staff.

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