James Maurice Gavin (22 March 1907 – 23 February 1990), sometimes called "Jumpin' Jim" and "the jumping general", was a senior United States Army officer, with the rank of lieutenant …

James Maurice Gavin 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 …

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 …

Dec 1, 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 …

Feb 23, 1990 · The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General …

James Maurice Gavin, a United States Army General, was born on March 22, 1907 in Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York. He was the son of Martin Gavin and Mary Tyrell Gavin. …

Sep 20, 2015 · In the late 1930s and early 1940s, Army Lieutenant General James M. Gavin was instrumental in transforming the 82nd Division from a World War I relic into the famed airborne …

In 1943, as regimental commander, he led the 505th Parachute Infantry into Sicily. After participation in the Normandy parachute assault, he became the Commanding General of the …

Brigadier General James M. Gavin, 0-17676, 82nd Airborne Division, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy on 9 June 1944, in France. In a battalion …

GAVIN, James Maurice (b. 22 March 1907 in New York City; d. 23 February 1990 in Baltimore, Maryland), airborne general, business executive, ambassador to France, critic of the military …