Social Reformer. She was the wife of General Creighton Abrams, who died in 1974. Born in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, and met her future husband when he was a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, while she was a junior at Vassar College. The two married in the summer of 1936, after she graduated with a degree in English Literature. Her husband went onto a very successful military career. He became an armored officer and commanded a tank battalion in World War II, was promoted to a four-star general in 1964, went on to serve in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972, and then was named Army Chief of Staff. At the time of his death in 1974, they had been married for 38 years and had lived in Thailand and Germany. In the 1970s on the suggestion of her husband, she founded the Arlington Ladies, a group of ladies who would attend gravesite services of military personnel at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Abrams was also the honorary chairman of the Arlington Ladies, and honorary first lady of the United States Armor Association. She was well-known for her volunteer work, including volunteering for a foundation that built schools in Thailand.
Social Reformer. She was the wife of General Creighton Abrams, who died in 1974. Born in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, and met her future husband when he was a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, while she was a junior at Vassar College. The two married in the summer of 1936, after she graduated with a degree in English Literature. Her husband went onto a very successful military career. He became an armored officer and commanded a tank battalion in World War II, was promoted to a four-star general in 1964, went on to serve in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972, and then was named Army Chief of Staff. At the time of his death in 1974, they had been married for 38 years and had lived in Thailand and Germany. In the 1970s on the suggestion of her husband, she founded the Arlington Ladies, a group of ladies who would attend gravesite services of military personnel at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Abrams was also the honorary chairman of the Arlington Ladies, and honorary first lady of the United States Armor Association. She was well-known for her volunteer work, including volunteering for a foundation that built schools in Thailand.
Bio by: The Silent Forgotten
