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Matthew B. Ridgway. Matthew Bunker Ridgway was born in Fort Monroe, Virginia, on March 3, 1895. He was the son of Colonel Thomas Ridgway, an artillery officer. Ridgway began his higher education by applying to West Point Military Academy. He was rejected on his first attempt due to a lack of mathematical knowledge, but was accepted on his ...
26. Juli 1993 · In 1986, Gen. Ridgway was one of seven people to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Gen. Ridgway is survived by his third wife, Mary. Two earlier marriages ended in divorce. He had two daughters by his first marriage, Constance and Shirley. A son from the third marriage, Matthew B. Ridgway Jr., was killed in a train accident in 1971.
27. Juli 1993 · Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, who galvanized a “beaten” army in Korea into a fighting force capable of routing Communist troops three times its size, died Monday in his sleep at his suburban ...
9. Juni 2023 · Matthew B. Ridgway (1895-1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, and as the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
1. März 2002 · Matthew B. Ridgway was a significant figure in United States history. He commanded the 82nd Airborne Division in the invasion in Europe; he succeeded MacArthur in Korea; he was the U.S. delegate to the United Nations; he served as Supreme Commander of the Far East and Supreme Commander in Europe. He was counselor to four presidents, helped found a university research center on national ...
- George C. Mitchell
Matthew Bunker Ridgway ( Fort Monroe, 3 de marzo de 1895- Fox Chapel, 26 de julio de 1993) fue un general del Ejército de los Estados Unidos. Ejerció varios mandos y fue más famoso por resucitar el esfuerzo de guerra de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) durante la guerra de Corea. Varios historiadores han acreditado a Ridgway por cambiar el curso de ...
General Matthew B. Ridgway, USA, became the second Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) upon General Eisenhower’s departure and subsequent retirement. He became the first U.S. Commander-in-Chief, Europe (USCINCEUR) on the day the command activated, 1 August 1952. Just prior to his arrival in Europe, General Ridgway had served as the commander of all U.S. and United Nations (UN) forces in ...
