Original U.S. WWII Autograph of 82nd Airborne Division Commander Lt. Gen. James Gavin - 8 x 10” Russian/Soviet Militaria Designed to be self-sustaining and

Designed to be self-sustaining and mobile

Less than 10% of medical equipment bundles dropped could be recovered initially because of marked dispersion

The knife's fittings are all brass

A few months later

Original U.S. WWII Autograph of 82nd Airborne Division Commander Lt. Gen. James Gavin - 8 x 10” Russian/Soviet Militaria Designed to be self-sustaining andOriginal Item. One of a Kind. James Maurice Gavin, sometimes called "Jumpin' Jim" and "the jumping general", was a senior United States Army officer, with the rank of lieutenant general, who was the third Commanding General (CG) of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. During the war, he was often referred to as "The Jumping General" because of his practice of taking part in combat jumps with the paratroopers under his command; he was the