https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-is-general-gavin-the-only-officer-to-have-4-combat-jumps-in-ww2-with-his-troops <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="89ea8d73a3b716c45aa6ce58b473cd5b" 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> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:13:27 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-is-general-gavin-the-only-officer-to-have-4-combat-jumps-in-ww2-with-his-troops <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="442237cd89f34f3112ff968c7cce7aa3" 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> SPC Richard Skeen Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:13:27 -0500 2020-02-21T16:13:27-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-is-general-gavin-the-only-officer-to-have-4-combat-jumps-in-ww2-with-his-troops?n=5585568&urlhash=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 MSG Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:25:53 -0500 2020-02-21T16:25:53-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-is-general-gavin-the-only-officer-to-have-4-combat-jumps-in-ww2-with-his-troops?n=5585590&urlhash=5585590 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My dad worked an AEP power plant named after him MAJ Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:32:18 -0500 2020-02-21T16:32:18-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-is-general-gavin-the-only-officer-to-have-4-combat-jumps-in-ww2-with-his-troops?n=5585644&urlhash=5585644 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Very brave man. Leadership from the front Lt Col Charlie Brown Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:47:41 -0500 2020-02-21T16:47:41-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-is-general-gavin-the-only-officer-to-have-4-combat-jumps-in-ww2-with-his-troops?n=5585761&urlhash=5585761 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Because he led from the front. CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 21 Feb 2020 17:27:53 -0500 2020-02-21T17:27:53-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-is-general-gavin-the-only-officer-to-have-4-combat-jumps-in-ww2-with-his-troops?n=5585790&urlhash=5585790 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Probably had some of the same genes Bazooka Charlie had. They were out there. CAPT Kevin B. Fri, 21 Feb 2020 17:36:30 -0500 2020-02-21T17:36:30-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-is-general-gavin-the-only-officer-to-have-4-combat-jumps-in-ww2-with-his-troops?n=5589376&urlhash=5589376 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>One tough general. I have respect for SPC Richard Skeen Sat, 22 Feb 2020 19:26:15 -0500 2020-02-22T19:26:15-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-is-general-gavin-the-only-officer-to-have-4-combat-jumps-in-ww2-with-his-troops?n=5603794&urlhash=5603794 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>He was a very brave man to jump with troops SPC Richard Skeen Wed, 26 Feb 2020 19:00:47 -0500 2020-02-26T19:00:47-05:00 2020-02-21T16:13:27-05:00