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James Maurice Gavin (March 22, 1907 – February 23, 1990), 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 (CG) of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II.
Feb 25, 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...
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 United States. Hence his nickname.
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 Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. (1929), Gavin was commissioned a second lieutenant of the infantry.
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 assault unit that helped liberate Europe.
Jun 2, 2011 · He emerged from a childhood of hardship and abuse to become one of the war’s most decorated and highly respected heroes. A pioneer of airborne warfare, Gavin made so many parachute jumps, some of them experimental, that he earned the nickname “Jumpin’ Jim.”.
Jul 3, 2019 · Learn about Lieutenant General James Gavin, a noted American airborne commander during World War II who served and led the US 82nd Airborne Division.
James M. Gavin graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1929. When he took command of the 82d Airborne Division during World War II, he was the youngest Major General...
General Gavin is the author of Airborne Warfare (1947), a recap of the development and future of aircraft delivered forces; On to Berlin (1976), an account of his experiences commanding the 82nd Airborne Division; and Crisis Now (1968), a proposal for the United States to exit the Vietnam War.
This monograph approached Lieutenant General James M. Gavin as a military theorist and explored his influence as the Army transitioned from World War II to the Cold War. Gavin’s theory of future warfare required an army with capability in atomic and non-atomic warfare and he recognized the
