SPC Richard Skeen 5585524 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-427460"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhy-is-general-gavin-the-only-officer-to-have-4-combat-jumps-in-ww2-with-his-troops%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Why+is+General+Gavin+the+only+officer+to+have+4+Combat+Jumps+in+WW2+with+his+Troops+%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhy-is-general-gavin-the-only-officer-to-have-4-combat-jumps-in-ww2-with-his-troops&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhy is General Gavin the only officer to have 4 Combat Jumps in WW2 with his Troops ?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-is-general-gavin-the-only-officer-to-have-4-combat-jumps-in-ww2-with-his-troops" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="61a9e9a51f6813bbbf63ea9cc847ec37" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/427/460/for_gallery_v2/725c1214.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/427/460/large_v3/725c1214.png" alt="725c1214" /></a></div></div> Why is General Gavin the only officer to have 4 Combat Jumps in WW2 with his Troops ? 2020-02-21T16:13:27-05:00 SPC Richard Skeen 5585524 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-427460"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhy-is-general-gavin-the-only-officer-to-have-4-combat-jumps-in-ww2-with-his-troops%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Why+is+General+Gavin+the+only+officer+to+have+4+Combat+Jumps+in+WW2+with+his+Troops+%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhy-is-general-gavin-the-only-officer-to-have-4-combat-jumps-in-ww2-with-his-troops&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhy is General Gavin the only officer to have 4 Combat Jumps in WW2 with his Troops ?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-is-general-gavin-the-only-officer-to-have-4-combat-jumps-in-ww2-with-his-troops" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="e87d3a9bfe7a49979d6fe83ed2aa9c6d" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/427/460/for_gallery_v2/725c1214.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/427/460/large_v3/725c1214.png" alt="725c1214" /></a></div></div> Why is General Gavin the only officer to have 4 Combat Jumps in WW2 with his Troops ? 2020-02-21T16:13:27-05:00 2020-02-21T16:13:27-05:00 MSG Private RallyPoint Member 5585568 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>During the war, he was often referred to as &quot;The Jumping General&quot; because of his practice of taking part in combat jumps with the paratroopers under his command Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2020 4:25 PM 2020-02-21T16:25:53-05:00 2020-02-21T16:25:53-05:00 MAJ Private RallyPoint Member 5585590 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My dad worked an AEP power plant named after him Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2020 4:32 PM 2020-02-21T16:32:18-05:00 2020-02-21T16:32:18-05:00 Lt Col Charlie Brown 5585644 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Very brave man. Leadership from the front Response by Lt Col Charlie Brown made Feb 21 at 2020 4:47 PM 2020-02-21T16:47:41-05:00 2020-02-21T16:47:41-05:00 CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member 5585761 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Because he led from the front. Response by CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2020 5:27 PM 2020-02-21T17:27:53-05:00 2020-02-21T17:27:53-05:00 CAPT Kevin B. 5585790 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Probably had some of the same genes Bazooka Charlie had. They were out there. Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Feb 21 at 2020 5:36 PM 2020-02-21T17:36:30-05:00 2020-02-21T17:36:30-05:00 SPC Richard Skeen 5589376 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>One tough general. I have respect for Response by SPC Richard Skeen made Feb 22 at 2020 7:26 PM 2020-02-22T19:26:15-05:00 2020-02-22T19:26:15-05:00 SPC Richard Skeen 5603794 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>He was a very brave man to jump with troops Response by SPC Richard Skeen made Feb 26 at 2020 7:00 PM 2020-02-26T19:00:47-05:00 2020-02-26T19:00:47-05:00 2020-02-21T16:13:27-05:00