General Matthew Ridgway

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkbp:birth_date 1895-03-03
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Ridgway
gptkb:Matthew_Ridgway_Jr.
gptkb:Robert_Ridgway
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Allied_Forces_in_Korea
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:death_date 1993-07-26
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Matthew Ridgway
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Omar_Bradley
gptkb:George_C._Marshall
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Chromite
Airborne operations in WWII
Leadership during Korean War
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkb:Korean_War_Veterans
gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division
gptkb:XIII_Airborne_Corps
gptkb:8th_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:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1917-1964
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Ridgway
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_James_Van_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:D-Day
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3