James Maurice Gavin

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/James_Maurice_Gavin

GPTKB entity

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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
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