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    14-310A Bonus garand Picture of the Day - Maj. Gen. James M. Gavin



    Maj. Gen. James M. Gavin, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, in Belgiumicon during the Bulge, Dec. 1944.


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    rth name James Nally Ryan
    Nickname(s) The Jumping General
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    Born March 22, 1907
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    Died February 23, 1990 (aged 82)
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    Maj.Gen. James M. Gavin commander of the 82nd Airborn, "chutes up" for operation Neptune, the air drop portion of Operation Overlord. histori, hero,

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    "Show me a man who will jump out of an airplane, and I'll show you a man who'll fight."

    --General James M. Gavin

    "American Parachutists...devils in baggy pants...are less than 100 meters from my outpost line. I can't sleep at night; they pop up from nowhere and we never know when or how they will strike next. Seems like the black-hearted devils are everywhere..."

    (An entry in a Germanicon officer's diary found after the Battle of Anzio)
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