John N. Abrams
| John N. Abrams | |
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General John N. Abrams
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| Born |
September 3, 1946 Cumberland, Maine |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1966–2002 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Commands held |
Training and Doctrine Command 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Joint Task Force Kuwait 2nd Infantry Division V Corps |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Relations |
GEN Creighton Abrams (father) BG Creighton W. Abrams III (brother) GEN Robert B. Abrams (brother) |
| Other work | Military analyst, Associated Press |
General John Nelson Abrams (born September 3, 1946) is a retired United States Army General who commanded the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from 1998 to 2002. He is the son of former Army Chief of Staff, General Creighton W. Abrams, Jr.
Abrams was born on September 3, 1946 in Cumberland, Maine. He received his commission through Officer Candidate School in 1966, after enlisting as a tank crewman in 1966. His commands have included the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Joint Task Force Kuwait, 2nd Infantry Division, V Corps., and US Army Training and Doctrine Command.
As a young armor officer, Abrams served two years in Vietnam, rising from platoon leader to troop commander. Toward the end of his tour, Abrams commanded an armored cavalry troop in the Mang Yang Pass, where he established such good relations with the Montagnard villagers that a local village chief gave him an elephant. "Isn't that great, Dad?" he asked his father Creighton, who at the time was commander of all U.S. forces in Vietnam. "Well, let me tell you, I knew he was in trouble," Creighton Abrams recounted later. "I asked him if he knew what it meant for a Montagnard village chief to give someone an elephant, and of course he just thought it was a nice thing for the guy to do. Well, sir, I told him in no uncertain terms, 'John, you better pack up and leave that area quick, 'cause you are now engaged to be married to a Montagnard woman. That elephant is a wedding gift!'" John Abrams married Cecilia Bosico in 1969, after a courtship that did not involve an elephant.
In his tour as Commander of the Second Infantry Division he was promoted to Major General and stationed at Camp Red Cloud, near Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea near the Olympic Velodrome. During Operation Desert Storm he could view the combat area by live satellite imaging and see his brother's unit, Gen Creighton Abrams, III, who was the Artillery Commander for Desert Storm.
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