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Ridgway war drei Mal verheiratet, 1917 mit Julia Caroline Blount (beide hatten zwei Töchter), 1930 mit Margaret ( Peggy) Wilson Dabney und 1947 mit Mary Prinzess ( Penny) Anthony Long. Sein Sohn Matthew, jr. aus dritter Ehe starb 1971 bei einem Autounfall. Militärische Laufbahn. Ausbildung und frühe Jahre.
In December 1947, Ridgway married Mary Princess "Penny" Anthony Long, his third wife. They remained married until his death 46 years later. In April 1949, their only child, Matthew Bunker Ridgway, Jr., was born. Ridgway's son was killed in an accident in 1971. His wife died in 1997. Korean War
4. Apr. 2024 · Matthew Bunker Ridgway (born March 3, 1895, Fort Monroe [Hampton], Virginia, U.S.—died July 26, 1993, Fox Chapel, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a U.S. Army officer who planned and executed the first major airborne assault in U.S. military history with the attack on Sicily in July 1943.
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He marries Mary Princess “Penny” Anthony Long (his third wife) in December 1947 before being appointed to the head of the US 8th Army which was deployed in 1950 in a Korea that sinks into the war. This army is in full retreat when it takes the direction: Matthew Ridgway begins by reorganizing its chain of command and makes replace many ...
3. Okt. 2019 · Spouse (s): Julia Caroline (m. 1917–1930), Margaret Wilson Dabney (m. 1930–1947), Mary Princess Anthony Long (m. 1947-1993) Children: Matthew Jr. Early Life. Matthew Bunker Ridgway was born on March 3, 1895, at Fort Monroe, Virginia.
27. Juli 1993 · Besides his wife, Mary, who is known as Penny, the general is survived by two daughters, Constance and Shirley. A graveside service is to be held at Arlington National Cemetery at 1:30 P.M. on...
A 55-year-old West Pointer, Matthew Ridgway was a resilient, highly regarded combat leader, an instinctive leader of men who learned the craft of command at an early age. A lifelong friend, Colonel Red Reeder, met Ridgway in 1913, the summer that Matt began his plebe year at the academy. Young Red was six years his junior. “He would say ...
