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unusual facts about Leon H. Gavin


Leon H. Gavin

He was elected as a Republican to the 78th United States Congress and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1943, until his death in Washington, D.C. He is interred in Arlington National Cemetery.


Gavin Power Plant

Named after James M. Gavin, it is the largest coal fired power facility in Ohio, and one of the largest in the nation.

Leon H. Johnson

Montana Attorney General Forrest H. Anderson agreed that Renne had the right to the full amount of his leave of absence.

Martha Gellhorn

While married to Hemingway, Gellhorn had an affair with US paratrooper Major General James M. Gavin, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division.

Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe

Used in Vietnam for transport and downed-aircraft retrieval, it was highly successful, thanks to the 'adaptable' nature of the module system first conceived by General James M. Gavin in his book Airborne Warfare in 1947.

Thorpe Astley

Several roads in the Thorpe Astley estate are named after famous people from history, including the 18th-century political radical Thomas Paine and American paratroop commander General James M. Gavin.

William Derwood Cann, Jr.

In 1946, he became an aide de camp with the 82nd Airborne Division to Major General James M. Gavin, who was known for his unleashing of paratroopers during World War II.


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