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20 de jun. de 2023 · One such diary has recently been published for Lt Gen James M. “Jumpin Jim” Gavin! Entitled, Gavin at War, it was written without thought of being published, which some Gavin enthusiasts will find interesting since Gavin himself wrote and published five books in a span of 30 years between 1947 and 1976. One could draw the logical conclusion ...
7 de ago. de 2014 · Cold and frostbitten, members of the 82nd Airborne march with tanks of the 2nd Armored Divi- sion and advance into the northern sector of the Bulge. While the Screaming Eagles under Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe, deputy commander, heroically held Bastogne, Gavin’s men fought equally hard to the north.
General James M. Gavin was a legendary military hero, a pioneer of airborne warfare, and one of the most brilliant battlefield commanders in World War II. Paratrooper is the first full biography of Gen. Gavin, written with the cooperation of his family and drawing on Gavin's own unpublished autobiography.
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 attack upon the town of Le Motey, extremely heavy and intense enemy artillery fire inflicted heavy casualties among the officers and men, causing disorganization in the battalion.
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 ...
Biografia Gioventù. James M. Gavin nacque a Brooklyn, New York.L'identità dei suoi genitori biologici è sconosciuta; probabilmente sua madre era Katherine Ryan, un'immigrata irlandese, e suo padre James Nally (anch'egli di origini irlandesi), seppur la documentazione ufficiale asserisca che il padre fosse Thomas Ryan; probabilmente per rendere la nascita legittima.
