General Matthew B. Ridgway

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_War_Service_Medal
gptkb:United_Nations_Service_Medal
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Korean_War_Service_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkbp:birth_date March 3, 1895
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Ridgway
gptkb:Robert_Ridgway
gptkb:Matthew_B._Ridgway_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Allied_Forces_in_Europe
gptkbp:death_date July 26, 1993
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Matthew B. Ridgway
gptkbp:influenced Military tactics
Military education
Military history
Airborne operations
Joint operations
Military doctrine
Cold War strategy
Cold War military strategy
Military leadership principles
U. S. military policy
NATO military structure
U. S. Army organization
gptkbp:known_for World War II leadership
Korean War leadership
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Matt
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Eighth_Army
gptkb:XIII_Airborne_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Forces_in_Korea
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Fort_Monroe,_Virginia
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Fox_Chapel,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Walton_Walker
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1917–1963
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Ridgway
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_James_Van_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pacific_Theatre
gptkb:American_78th_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6