General Matthew Ridgway

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military Leader
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:United_Nations_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Korean_Order_of_Military_Merit
gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Korean_War_Service_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
French Croix de Guerre
gptkbp:birthDate March 3, 1895
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Ridgway
Robert Ridgway
Matthew Ridgway Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Allied_Forces_in_Korea
gptkbp:deathDate July 26, 1993
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Matthew Ridgway
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Douglas_MacArthur
gptkb:George_C._Marshall
gptkbp:knownFor Operation Chromite
Leadership_during_the_Korean_War
Counteroffensive_operations_in_Korea
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname Matt
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:U.S._Forces_in_Korea
gptkb:Eighth_Army
gptkb:XIII_Airborne_Corps
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Fort_Monroe,_Virginia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Fox_Chapel,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Walton_Walker
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1917–1955
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Ridgway
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Mark_W._Clark