See also: Gavin

James Maurice Gavin , so known under the name of Jimmy , or Jim Gavin , was born with New York (the United States) the March 22nd 1907 under the name of James Nally Ryan and is deceased the February 23rd 1990 with Baltimore (the United States). It was one of the general Alliés of the Second world war. It ordered the 82e American airborne division amongst other things

Biography

Formation

1907-1924: Childhood

James Mr. Gavin was born in Brooklyn with New York the March 22nd 1907. Its ascent remains partly mysterious: his/her mother Katherine Ryan is of possible Irish descent… just like her father James Nally; however, the official documents mention that his/her father are called Thomas Ryan, so doubtless making it possible to the small James to be a legitimate child with the eyes of the company although its first name of baptism was James Nally Ryan .

His/her official parents very quickly placed it in the orphanage of the Convent of the Pity of Brooklyn where in 1909, it was adopted by Martin and Mary Gavin resulting from a family from mining (Houille) of Mount Carmel in Pennsylvania.

Because of bad social conditions (and that certainly these adoptive parents wanted that it follows their example while becoming minor), Gavin decided to leave the hearth family the day of its 17th birthday by travelling by a night train for New York. The first thing which it made has its arrival was to send a telegram to his/her adoptive parents to inform them that all was well, not to inform the police force its disappearance and that it was going to find a job in New York

1925-1929: Enrôlement and Académie of West Point

1929-1936: Various assignments

1936-1941: Return to West Point

Second world war

1941-1942: Construction of an air army

1943: Preparation for the combat

1944-1945: From Normandy in Berlin

• Assignment:
• Ordering 505e Regiment of infantry of parachutists (one of the three regiments of the 82e American airborne division):
• In June 1944: Battle of Normandy
• Ordering 82e American airborne division
• the September 17th, 1944: Operation Market Garden in Holland
• Of the December 16th, 1944 to at the end of January 1945: Battle of the Ardennes in Belgium
• In February 1945: the 82e division fights in the the Ruhr then returns in France for reconstitution.
• In April 1945: it advances on the Elba in Germany
• the May 4th 1945: Release of the last Concentration camp still to the hands of the Nazis (Neuengamme close to Hamburg) then operates the junction with the Red Army .

• Anecdotes:

• He was the 1st commander of the 505e Régiment of infantry of parachutists.
• It was youngest Major general since the American Civil war.
• It was known for its practice to carry a rifle M1 Garand, contrary to the traditional guns carried by the officers and the generals.

After 1945

Nickname

At the time of these campaigns, it was also called the " jumping general" ( General jumper/jumping ). Its men, who respected it, called it also the Slim Jim because of his slim character. Gavin fought against the segregation within the US Army, which saved it in notoriety.

Family

With his first wife, Irma Baulsir, it had a girl, Barbara Gavin Fauntleroy, while it had, in second weddings, four other girls.

Principal decorations

• Distinguished Service Cross-country race with sheets of oak
• Distinguished Service Medal
• Silver Star
• Purple Heart
• British Distinguished Service Order

Appendices

Books

• Airborne Warfare , (1947), written by James Mr. Gavin
• Crisis Now , (1968), written by James Mr. Gavin
• One to Berlin , (1976), written by James Mr. Gavin

Films

• Adviser technical:
• the longest Day , presence of the character of James Mr. Gavin interpreted by Robert Ryan
• a bridge too far , presence of the character of James Mr. Gavin interpreted by Ryan O' Neal

Memorial

External bonds

• James Mr. Gavin on Internet Movie Database

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