General James Gavin (The Jumping🪂General) and the command staff of the 82nd Airborne Division geared up for take off aboard their C-47.
General Gavin made four combat jumps during the war including D-Day where he led roughly 7,000 men into the battle before dawn on June 6, 1944. His trademark was leadership by example. During the first anxious days of the invasion of Normandy, he repeatedly exposed himself to heavy fire in order to motivate young men who were seeing combat for the first time. At a vicious battle for the causeway along the Merderet River, some paratroopers froze under the heavy fire from the Germans. Gavin joined them on the causeway, encouraging the men to go forward with a calm, “Son, you can do it.”
At 37 years old, General Gavin was the youngest major general to command a division in World War II. He was awarded two Distinguished Service Crosses and several other decorations for his service in the war.
The 746th FEAF Band recorded the only known album by a frontline band unit in the jungles of the Pacific. Stream and add these veterans music to your Spotify and Apple Music playlists or download a digital copy of the album for free on the band website. Your streams and downloads will help these World War II veterans earn a Best Historical Grammy nomination later this year. Streaming is free….freedom is not.
Digital album
https://746thfeaf.com/musicSpotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4pv6OK7a0IpNlYIe8Y4mmm?si=B51UnJJ6QHmRvFziE0Oc7wApple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/746-feaf/1536981458Pandora
https://pandora.app.link/W4GbXuglxqbDeezer
https://deezer.page.link/wzN81222qPgx2E6N8YouTube Music
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