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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Military officer
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:NATO
gptkb:8th_Army
Military history
Allied Forces
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
Army Commendation Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
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gptkbp:birthDate
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March 3, 1895
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:John_Ridgway
Robert Ridgway
Matthew Ridgway Jr.
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gptkbp:deathDate
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July 26, 1993
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Major General Matthew Ridgway
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gptkbp:influenced
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Airborne operations
Cold_War_military_policy
Military_strategy_in_Korea
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Omar_Bradley
gptkb:George_C._Marshall
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
Commanding the 82nd Airborne Division
Leadership_in_the_Korean_War
Post-war_NATO_leadership
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:nickname
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Matt
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:XIII_Airborne_Corps
gptkb:8th_Army
gptkb:Allied_Forces_in_Korea
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Fort_Monroe,_Virginia
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:rank
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Major General
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1917-1955
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gptkbp:spouse
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Margaret_Ridgway
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