James Gavin advocated against which policy in the U.S. Army?
Segregation
Conscription
Overseas Deployment
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Answer
Segregation was a policy of racial separation enforced in the U.S. Army until the middle of the twentieth century. It was based on the belief that black and white soldiers should not serve together in the same units. James Gavin, a prominent U.S. Army general, strongly opposed segregation and argued that it was detrimental to the military's effectiveness and morale.
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