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    James Maurice Gavin (22 March 1907 – 23 February 1990), sometimes called "Jumpin' Jim" and "the jumping general", was a senior United States Army officer...
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    General James M. Gavin Power Plant is a 2,600-megawatt supercritical coal-fired power station in the village of Cheshire, Ohio, United States. It is owned...
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  • James Gavin may refer to: James M. Gavin (1907–1990), United States Army general and ambassador to France Jim Gavin (Gaelic footballer) (born 1971), Irish...
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  • Frank Gavin (disambiguation), multiple people Frankie Gavin (disambiguation), multiple people George Gavin (1810–1880), Irish politician James M. Gavin (1907–1991)...
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    General James M. Gavin, previously the 82nd's assistant division commander. Upon being promoted to Major General in October 1944 at the age of 37, Gavin became...
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    counsel seriously. In early 1968, Ridgway together with General James M. Gavin and General David M. Shoup expressed their opposition to the strategic bombing...
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    Guy Gabaldon (upgraded to the Navy Cross, 1960) Francis Gambacorta James M. Gavin Hobart R. Gay Jerauld R. Gentry John J. Gilligan Luigi Giorgi (Italian...
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    film. These included Günther Blumentritt (a former German general), James M. Gavin (an American general), Frederick Morgan (Deputy Chief of Staff at SHAEF)...
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    Division received two Distinguished Service Crosses: Charles Billingslea, James M. Gavin, Arthur F. Gorham, Matthew B. Ridgway, Reuben Henry Tucker III and Benjamin...
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    playing General James Gavin. O'Neal's performance as a hardened general was much criticised, although O'Neal was only a year older than Gavin at the time...
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    Don Edwards, Idaho Senator Frank Church, retired U.S. Army General James M. Gavin, and South Dakota Senator George S. McGovern, all of whom similarly...
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    related to James Barrie. Wikiquote has quotations related to J. M. Barrie. Wikisource has original works by or about: J. M. Barrie Works by James Matthew...
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  • appearing on several BBC sketch shows and sitcoms, most notably Gavin & Stacey (as Gavin Shipman), The Catherine Tate Show, Horne & Corden, and Bad Education...
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    Son and Veghel. The 82nd Airborne Division, under Brigadier General James M. Gavin, would drop northeast of them to take the bridges at Grave and Nijmegen...
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    Gavin MacLeod (/məˈklaʊd/ mə-KLOWD; born Allan George See; February 28, 1931 – May 29, 2021) was an American actor best known for his roles as news writer...
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    overflight photos, as well as signals and telemetry intercepts. General James M. Gavin wrote in 1958 that he had predicted to the Army Scientific Advisory...
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    Flight" pilot John Ford, director Samuel Fuller, director James Garner, actor, 2 awards James M. Gavin, Army Lt. General Salvatore Giunta, Medal of Honor, Army...
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    Division at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Under the command of Colonel James M. Gavin, the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) was activated at Fort Benning...
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    General Matthew B. Ridgway, 26 June 1942 – 27 August 1944 Major General James M. Gavin, 28 August 1944 – 26 March 1948 Major General Clovis E. Byers, 27 March...
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    critically acclaimed BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey. In the United States, he gained recognition as the host of The Late Late Show with James Corden, a late-night talk...
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    Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving since 2019 as the 40th governor of California. A member...
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    also appeared in the all-star war film The Longest Day (1962), playing James M. Gavin. Ryan returned to Broadway in the musical Mr. President (1962–63) by...
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    John Gavin (born Juan Vincent Apablasa; April 8, 1931 – February 9, 2018) was an American actor and diplomat who was the president of the Screen Actors...
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    and Heerlen in the Netherlands, then entered Germany with Generals James M. Gavin and George S. Patton. When asked why she had done this, in spite of...
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    Division (Maj. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.) 82nd Airborne Division (Maj. Gen. James M. Gavin) 83rd Infantry Division (Maj. Gen. Robert C. Macon) 99th Infantry Division...
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    early stages of the battle, the corps was commanded by Major General James M. Gavin of the 82nd Airborne), all American airborne units on the Western Front...
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    Maj. Gen. Withers A. Burress - June 1951 - December 1952 Maj. Gen. James M. Gavin - December 1952 - March 1954 Lt. Gen. Henry I. Hodes - March 1954 -...
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    nomination. Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois Retired Lt. General James M. Gavin Former Senator and 1964 GOP presidential nominee Barry Goldwater of...
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    affair with U.S. paratrooper Major General James M. Gavin, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division. Gavin was the youngest divisional commander in...
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  • 19th and early 20th century con man – see Shootout on Juneau Wharf James M. Gavin (1907–1990), US Army lieutenant general in World War II and US Ambassador...
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