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3 de jul. de 2019 · By. Kennedy Hickman. Updated on July 03, 2019. James Maurice Gavin was born March 22, 1907, in Brooklyn, NY as James Nally Ryan. The son of Katherine and Thomas Ryan, he was placed in the Convent of Mercy orphanage at age two. After a brief stay, he was adopted by Martin and Mary Gavin from Mount Carmel, PA. A coal miner, Martin barely earned ...
James M. Gavin. James Maurice Gavin, „Jumpin’ Jim“, Geburtsname James Nally Ryan (* 22. März 1907 in Brooklyn, New York City; † 23. Februar 1990 in Baltimore, Maryland ), auch „the jumping General“ genannt, war ein US-amerikanischer Lieutenant General ( Generalleutnant) und amerikanischer Botschafter in Frankreich.
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 five daughters, ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Origin of Nickname/Handle: "Jumpin' Jim" was a nickname given him by his men.
Gavin was an advisor on both films. In 1974, a coal-fired power plant in the village of Cheshire, Ohio, was named General James M. Gavin Power Plant. It is capable of providing 2.6-gigawatts of electricity, powering around 780,000 homes. Several streets were also named after him in the United Kingdom and in the Netherlands.
25 de feb. de 1990 · Lieut. Gen. James M. Gavin, a World War II commander who went on to become a top Army administrator, a diplomat and a leading management consultant, died of complications from Parkinson's disease ...
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, Jimmy Gavin ou Jim Gavin, né James Nally Ryan à New York le 22 mars 1907 et mort le 23 février 1990 à Baltimore, est un général parachutiste américain. Il fut l'un des créateurs des troupes aéroportées américaines. Plus jeune général américain durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il commanda la 82e division ...
