“Thunderbolt”

Lieutenant Colonel Creighton W. Abrams commanded the 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, Patton’s Third Army in World War II, using an M4 Sherman tank like this one. He later served as Army Chief of Staff from 12 Oct 1972 until his death on 4 Sept 1974. The tank was donated by those who learned from his dynamic leadership, expressed in the words “Courage Conquers.”

Charleston, South Carolina · United States