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James Maurice Gavin
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/James_Maurice_Gavin
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awardReceived
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
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:French_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkbp:birthDate
1907-03-22
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:burialPlace
gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy_Post_Cemetery
gptkbp:children
gptkb:Barbara_Gavin
gptkb:James_Gavin_Jr.
gptkb:Caroline_Gavin
gptkb:Chloe_Gavin
gptkbp:commanded
gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkb:505th_Parachute_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:conflict
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate
1990-02-23
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
gptkbp:education
gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
James Maurice Gavin
gptkbp:knownFor
paratrooper operations
advocacy for military reform
leadership in Normandy landings
leadership in Operation Market Garden
gptkbp:militaryBranch
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank
Lieutenant General
gptkbp:nationality
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Jumpin'_Jim
gptkbp:notableWork
gptkb:Crisis_Now
gptkb:Airborne_Warfare
gptkb:War_and_Peace_in_the_Space_Age
gptkbp:occupation
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:servedAs
gptkb:U.S._Ambassador_to_France
gptkbp:spouse
gptkb:Irma_Baulsir
gptkb:Jean_Emert
gptkbp:termEnd
1962
gptkbp:termStart
1961
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:James_M._Gavin
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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