
James M. Gavin
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 34 years ago |
Date of birth | March 22,1907 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Brooklyn |
New York | |
United States | |
Date of died | February 23,1990 |
Died | Baltimore |
Maryland | |
United States | |
Battles and wars | World War II |
Allied invasion of Sicily | |
Job | Army officer |
Education | Command and General Staff College (CGSC) |
United States Military Academy | |
Books | The general and his daughter |
Airborne warfare | |
On to Berlin | |
Nationality | American |
Place of burial | West Point Cemetery, West Point, New York, United States |
Awards | Bronze Star Medal |
Silver Star | |
Distinguished Service Order | |
Rest place | West Point Cemetery |
New York | |
United States | |
Previous position | United States Ambassador to France (1961–1962) |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 481318 |
James M. Gavin Life story
James Maurice Gavin, 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 of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II.