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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.
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.
James Maurice Gavin (born March 22, 1907, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Feb. 23, 1990, Baltimore, Md.) was a U.S. Army commander known as “the jumping general” because he parachuted with combat troops during World War II.
2 juin 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.”.
20 sept. 2015 · Learn about the life and achievements of James M. Gavin, the most decorated U.S. general officer who made four combat jumps in World War II. He led the 82nd Airborne Division in Europe and helped liberate concentration camps and modernize the Army.
James Gavin began his wartime service as the commander of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment during the Sicily operation, before assuming command of the entire 82nd Airborne Division for the remainder of the war.
7 août 2014 · Maj. Gen. James Gavin negotiates a well-trodden path in Belgium during the beginning phases of the Battle of the Bulge. The 82nd rested and refitted, and then went back into action in April 1945. It crossed the River Elbe, and on May 2, Gavin received the surrender of the German 21st Army Group.
