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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 ...
15. März 2007 · James Maurice Gavin left for war in April 1943 as a colonel commanding the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division—America’s first airborne division and the first to fight in World War II. In 1944, “Slim Jim” Gavin, as he was known to his troops, at the age of thirty-seven became the 82nd’s commanding general—the youngest Army officer to become a major ...
James Maurice Gavin, nascut James Nally Ryan, (Brooklyn, Nova York, 22 de març de 1907 - 23 de febrer de 1990) va ser un militar dels Estats Units, que arribà fins al rang de Tinent General. Rebé els malnoms "Jumpin' Jim" i " The Jumping General " (El General que salta) pel fet que prenia part en els salts de combat amb els paracaigudistes als que manava.
James Maurice Gavin left for war in April 1943 as a colonel commanding the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division-America's first ...
James M. Gavin graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1929. When he took command of the 82d Airborne Division during World War II, he was the youngest Major General commanding a division since the American Civil War. During combat, he was known for his habit of carrying an M1 Garand rifle, as opposed to the pistols ...
24. März 2022 · James Maurice Gavin left for war in April 1943 as a colonel commanding the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division—America’s first airborne division and the first to fight in World War II. In 1944, “Slim Jim” Gavin, as he was known to his troops, at the age of thirty-seven became the 82nd’s commanding general—the youngest Army officer to become a major ...
25. Feb. 1990 · February 25, 1990 at 12:00 a.m. EST. Retired Army Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin, 82, a former ambassador to France and an architect of the Peace Corps who was one of the greatest American combat leaders ...
