Trivia
- Colliers journalist Martha Gellhorn and Gavin crossed paths in Paris after its liberation and the two had an affair.
- General Gavin is said to have had an affair with Marlene Dietrich.
- General Gavin was portrayed by Robert Ryan in The Longest Day, and by Ryan O'Neal in A Bridge Too Far. General Gavin served as an advisor to both films.
- The General Gavin Power Plant is named after him.
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