General James Gavin

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:ambassadorTo 1961
1962
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Bronze_Star
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkbp:birthDate 1907-03-22
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Barbara_Gavin
gptkb:James_Gavin_Jr.
gptkb:Caroline_Gavin
gptkb:Chloe_Gavin
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkb:XVIII_Airborne_Corps
gptkbp:deathDate 1990-02-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:James_Maurice_Gavin
gptkbp:graduationYear 1929
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General James Gavin
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for racial integration in the U.S. Army
critic of U.S. involvement in Vietnam War
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Jumpin'_Jim
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
paratrooper operations in World War II
commanding the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II
gptkbp:postRetirementRole gptkb:U.S._Ambassador_to_France
gptkbp:rank Lieutenant General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Irma_Baulsir
gptkb:Jean_Emert
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Crisis_Now
gptkb:On_to_Berlin
gptkb:War_and_Peace_in_the_Space_Age
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division_(US)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5