Posted on Feb 21, 2020

Why is General Gavin the only officer to have 4 Combat Jumps in WW2 with his Troops ?

SPC Richard Skeen

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

Posted 5 y ago

Very brave man. Leadership from the front

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Posted 5 y ago

During the war, he was often referred to as "The Jumping General" because of his practice of taking part in combat jumps with the paratroopers under his command

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SPC Richard Skeen

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He has 4 stars on his jump wings. First one I’ve seen like that

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My dad worked an AEP power plant named after him

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Why is General Gavin the only officer to have 4 Combat Jumps in WW2 with his Troops ?

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