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John Nelson Abrams
General (United States), General John Nelson Abrams (3 September 1946 – 20 August 2018) was a United States Army four-star general who commanded the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from 1998 to 2002. Early life and career Abrams was born at Fort Knox, Kentucky, on 3 September 1946, the son of General Creighton Abrams and Julia (Harvey) Abrams. He graduated from Frankfurt American High School in 1964, and attended Bowling Green University before deciding to enlist in the United States Army. Abrams enlisted in the United States Army on 16 January 1966, and after completion of his initial training, he attended Officer Candidate School (United States Army), Officer Candidate School. He graduated on 3 February 1967, with a commission as a Second lieutenant#United States, second lieutenant of Armor Branch, Armor. Abrams was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hood during its training prior to deploying to Vietnam. His Vietnam War combat assignmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Knox
Fort Knox is a United States Army installation in Kentucky, south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Elizabethtown. It is adjacent to the United States Bullion Depository (also known as Fort Knox), which is used to house a large portion of the United States' official gold reserves, and with which it is often conflated. The base covers parts of Bullitt County, Kentucky, Bullitt, Hardin County, Kentucky, Hardin and Meade County, Kentucky, Meade counties. It currently holds the Army Human Resources Center of Excellence, including the Army Human Resources Command. It is named in honor of Henry Knox, Chief of Artillery in the American Revolutionary War and the first United States Secretary of War. For 60 years, Fort Knox was the home of the U.S. Army Armor Center and School, and was used by both the Army and the United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps to train crews on the American tanks of the day; the last was the M1 Abrams main battle tank. The history of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
