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20. Juni 2023 · Gavin was the youngest major general to command an American division in World War II. At the tender age of 37 he pinned his second star on, though at times, and understandably so, he feels like an ‘old man.’. Gavin brought his own typewriter to war with him and never hand-wrote his entries. He didn’t write every single day, but there are ...
James M. Gavin was born in Brooklyn, New York on 22 March 1907. When he was about two years old, his parents placed him in the Convent of Mercy orphanage in Brooklyn. From this point he was in state care, until he was adopted in 1909. His adoptive parents were Martin and Mary Gavin, a coal mining family living in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania.
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 Maurice "Jumpin' Jim" Gavin (born as James Nally Ryan; March 22, 1907 – February 23, 1990) was a prominent Lieutenant General in the United States Army during World War II. He was also referred to as "The Jumping General", because of his practice of taking part in combat drops with the paratroopers whom he commanded. In his mid-30s at the time, Gavin was the youngest U.S. Major General ...
James M. Gavin az Amerikai Egyesült Államok legfiatalabb tábornoka a második világháborúban. Gavint nagy tekintély övezte már a háború folyamán, katonái az „Ugró Jim” vagy a „Karcsú Jim” névvel illették. Közvetlen vezetési stílusát több, beosztása alá tartozó tiszt elsajátította . A bevetéseken az első vonalakban harcolt, együtt ugrott a katonáival és ...
24. Feb. 2021 · Gavin, James M. (James Maurice), 1907-1990, United States. Army -- Biography, United States. Army -- Airborne troops -- History, Generals -- United States -- Biography, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American Publisher New York : Simon & Schuster Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor
Gavin, James M. (James Maurice), 1907-1990. Publication date 1992 Topics United States. Army. Airborne Division, 82nd, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American, Guerre mondiale, 193 ...
