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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:human
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gptkbp:allegiance
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gptkb:United_States_of_America
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1895-03-03
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Fort_Monroe,_Virginia,_United_States
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Matthew_Ridgway_Jr.
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkb:United_Nations_Command_(Korea)
gptkb:XVIII_Airborne_Corps
gptkb:Eighth_United_States_Army
gptkb:Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1993-07-26
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Fox_Chapel,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Matthew_Bunker_Ridgway
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gptkbp:graduationYear
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1917
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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General Matthew Ridgway
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:General
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Commanded Eighth Army during Korean War
Credited with revitalizing Eighth Army in Korea
Helped establish NATO military command structure
Known for carrying a hand grenade on his gear
Led 82nd Airborne Division in Normandy Invasion
Replaced Douglas MacArthur as commander in Korea
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gptkbp:notableWinner
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gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Order_of_Leopold_II
gptkb:Order_of_Orange-Nassau
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Belgium)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun
gptkb:Order_of_the_Star_of_Romania
gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Eagle_(Serbia)
gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Lion
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Order_of_Military_Merit_(Korea)
gptkb:Order_of_Merit_of_the_Republic_of_Poland
gptkb:Order_of_Suvorov
gptkb:Order_of_the_Yugoslav_Flag
gptkb:Order_of_the_Cloud_and_Banner
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Soldier:_The_Memoirs_of_Matthew_B._Ridgway
gptkb:The_Korean_War
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower_(as_Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe)
J. Lawton Collins (as Chief of Staff of the Army)
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gptkbp:retired
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1955
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gptkbp:servedAs
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gptkb:United_States_Senator
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Virginia_Ann_Knox
gptkb:Margaret_Wilson
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Maxwell_D._Taylor_(as_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Army)
Alfred Gruenther (as Supreme Allied Commander Europe)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)
gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division_(US)
gptkb:Eighth_United_States_Army
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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