Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lt._Gen._Matthew_B._Ridgway

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Statements (42)

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gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:award	gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal gptkb:Legion_of_Merit gptkb:Medal_of_Honor gptkb:Purple_Heart gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkbp:birthDate	1895-03-03
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Fort_Monroe,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Matthew_Ridgway_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division gptkb:United_Nations_Command_(Korea) gptkb:XVIII_Airborne_Corps gptkb:Eighth_United_States_Army gptkb:Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate	1993-07-26
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Fox_Chapel,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:education	gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Matthew_Bunker_Ridgway
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe Commanding the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II Commanding Eighth Army in the Korean War
gptkbp:position	gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:Soldier:_The_Memoirs_of_Matthew_B._Ridgway gptkb:The_Korean_War_(book)
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:General gptkb:General_of_the_Army Lieutenant General
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Mary_Anthony gptkb:Margaret_Wilson
gptkbp:termEnd	1955
gptkbp:termStart	1953
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Caribbean_Defense_Command
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6