He was the only US Army Chief of Staff to die in office.
- Creighton Abrams
- Tasker H. Bliss
- Maxwell D. Taylor
- Earle G. Wheeler
Creighton Abrams. Abrams was the 26th CSA, a heavy cigar smoker he died after surgery to remove a cancerous lung. The Abrams tank is named for him.
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