Matthew B. Ridgeway

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Ridgeway
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkbp:birth_date 1895-03-03
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Westfield,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Matthew_Ridgeway_Jr.
gptkb:Robert_Ridgeway
gptkb:John_Ridgeway
gptkbp:commanded U. S. troops in Korea
U. S. troops in World War II
gptkbp:contribution Airborne operations
Cold War military strategy
Korean War strategy
gptkbp:death_date 1993-07-26
gptkbp:education gptkb:Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Matthew B. Ridgeway
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:John_J._Pershing
gptkb:George_Marshall
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Korean_War_Armistice
gptkb:Pusan_Perimeter
gptkb:Inchon_Landing
gptkbp:known_for World War II service
Korean War leadership
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Matt
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Eighth_Army
gptkb:XIII_Airborne_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Forces_Korea
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Fort_Belvoir,_Virginia
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Douglas_Mac_Arthur
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 1917–1955
gptkbp:services gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Monarch
Pacific Theater
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Ridgeway
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mark_W._Clark