Gen. James M. Gavin; Led 82nd Airborne Division in WWII
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WASHINGTON — Retired Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin, one of the youngest generals in World War II, died Friday, the Pentagon said.
Gavin, 82, died at a nursing home in the Baltimore area, Pentagon spokesman Maj. Bill O’Connell said.
O’Connell said he had no further details.
Gavin commanded the 82nd Airborne Division and jumped with the troops in several of its wartime assaults. He won his two stars as a major general when he was 37.
An early critic of the Vietnam War, Gavin served as ambassador to France under President John F. Kennedy.
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