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0-17676. James Maurice Gavin (March 22, 1907 – February 23, 1990), sometimes called " Jumpin' Jim " and " the jumping general ", was a senior United States Army officer, with the rank of lieutenant general, who was the third Commanding General (CG) of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. During the war, he was often referred to as ...
Feb 25, 1990 · Lieut. Gen. James M. Gavin, a World War II commander who went on to become a top Army administrator, a diplomat and a leading management consultant, died of complications from Parkinson's disease ...
James Maurice Gavin (born March 22, 1907, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Feb. 23, 1990, Baltimore, Md.) was a U.S. Army commander known as “the jumping general” because he parachuted with combat troops during World War II. After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. (1929), Gavin was commissioned a second ...
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Jun 2, 2011 · Colonel James M. Gavin talking with Mr. Jack Thompson, correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, on 11 July 1943. (National Archives) Gavin carried an M1 Garand rifle and, except for his colonel’s eagle and, later, the silver stars on his collar and helmet, could have—and often did—pass for an ordinary soldier.
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Feb 24, 1990 · Feb 24, 1990. AP. WASHINGTON - Retired Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin, the ``jumping general'' of airborne troops in World War II and an early critic of the Vietnam War, died yesterday, the Pentagon announced. Spokesman Maj. Bill O'Connell said Gavin, 82, died at a nursing home in the Baltimore area. O'Connell had no details.
Dec 18, 2015 · James M. Gavin. U. S. Army general, airborne pioneer, author, and statesman. Born on 22 March 1907 at Brooklyn, New York, James Gavin was abandoned by his biological mother and subsequently adopted. At age 16, he enlisted in the army and eventually earned an appointment to the U. S. Military Academy. Graduating in 1929, he was commissioned in ...
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Sep 20, 2015 · The same day, Gavin, his men and soldiers from the 8th Infantry Division discovered the Wöbbelin concentration camp. Their grim discovery of nearly 1,000 dead prisoners—and thousands more dying of starvation—was a vile end to a bitter war. Gavin’s immediate response was captured in a letter home. “Even our hatred for the German, deep ...
