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James Maurice Gavin, Jimmy Gavin ou Jim Gavin, né James Nally Ryan à New York le 22 mars 1907 et mort le 23 février 1990 à Baltimore, est un général parachutiste américain. Il fut l'un des créateurs des troupes aéroportées américaines. Plus jeune général américain durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il commanda la 82e division ...
James Gavin. James Maurice Gavin (ur. 22 marca 1907 w Nowym Jorku jako James Nally Ryan, zm. 23 lutego 1990 w Baltimore) – amerykański żołnierz wojsk powietrznodesantowych, generał porucznik. W czynnej służbie wojskowej od 1924 do 1958; dowodził m.in. 505 pułkiem piechoty spadochronowej (sierpień 1942 – wrzesień 1944), wchodzącym ...
20. Sept. 2015 · Army Lieutenant General James M. Gavin earned his nicknames—“Jumpin’ Jim” was another—by making four combat jumps during World War II, the most of any U.S. general officer. According to the “Air & Space Power Journal,” Gavin always jumped first from the lead aircraft. Once on the ground, he led his troops from the front.
James Maurice Jumpin' Jim Gavin (nacido James Nally Ryan; Nueva York, 22 de marzo de 1907 - Baltimore, 23 de febrero de 1990) fue un Teniente General del Ejército de los Estados Unidos, llamado «el General saltador». Gavin se graduó en la West Point en 1929. Fue el Primer Comandante del 505.º Regimiento de Paracaidistas. Cuando tomó el ...
Lieutenant General James Maurice Gavin died on 23 February 1990. He is buried at the U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery in West Point, NY. He was survived by his widow, Jean, his five daughters, ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Origin of Nickname/Handle: "Jumpin' Jim" was a nickname given him by his men.
1. Dez. 2017 · James Maurice “Jumpin’ Jim” Gavin was the youngest lieutenant-general in the US Army ever, and the only general to make four combat airborne jumps in the history of the United States. Hence his nickname. Before he became a general, he spent a life of struggle with very humble beginnings. He was an orphan born in Brooklyn in 1907. Jim was ...
Gavin was an advisor on both films. In 1974, a coal-fired power plant in the village of Cheshire, Ohio, was named General James M. Gavin Power Plant. It is capable of providing 2.6-gigawatts of electricity, powering around 780,000 homes. Several streets were also named after him in the United Kingdom and in the Netherlands.
