Matthew Ridgway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Matthew_Ridgway

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden gptkb:Korean_War
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower gptkb:Omar_Bradley gptkb:George_C._Marshall gptkb:Douglas_Mac_Arthur
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:birth_place	gptkb:Fort_Monroe,_Virginia,_USA
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:death_date	1993-07-26
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Matthew Ridgway
gptkbp:influenced	U. S. military strategy
gptkbp:is_involved_in	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippines gptkb:Battle_of_Manila gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte gptkb:Battle_of_Midway gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge gptkb:Operation_Husky gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Battle_of_Guam gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima gptkb:Operation_Torch gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa gptkb:Korean_War_Armistice gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea gptkb:Pusan_Perimeter gptkb:Battle_of_Chosin_Reservoir gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea gptkb:Battle_of_Bataan gptkb:Battle_of_Coral_Sea gptkb:Battle_of_Corregidor gptkb:Battle_of_Wake_Island gptkb:Inchon_Landing
gptkbp:known_for	World War II leadership Korean War leadership
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Matt
gptkbp:notable_for	gptkb:Eighth_Army gptkb:U._S._Forces_Korea
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:General_Walton_Walker
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:service_branch	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years	1917-1955
gptkbp:spouse	Margaret Ridgway
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:General_Mark_W._Clark