Matthew Ridgway

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United States Army general human

Matthew Ridgway was a highly respected U.S. Army general known for revitalizing United Nations forces and turning the tide during the Korean War.

Aliases (2)

Matthew B. Ridgway ×3
Matthew Bunker Ridgway ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army general → human →
allegiance	United States →
awardReceived	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal → Army Distinguished Service Medal → Bronze Star Medal → Croix de Guerre → Distinguished Service Cross → Legion of Merit → Medal of Honor → Navy Distinguished Service Medal → Order of the Bath → Order of the British Empire → Purple Heart → Silver Star →
birthDate	1895-03-03 →
birthPlace	Fort Monroe, Virginia, United States →
causeOfDeath	cardiac arrest →
commanded	82nd Airborne Division → Eighth United States Army → United Nations Command (Korea) → XVIII Airborne Corps →
conflict	Korean War → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1993-07-26 →
deathPlace	Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, United States →
educatedAt	United States Military Academy →
endTimeChiefOfStaffUSArmy	1955 →
endTimeSupremeAlliedCommanderEurope	1953 →
familyName	Ridgway →
fullName	Matthew Bunker Ridgway →
givenName	Matthew →
graduationYear	1917 →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
militaryRank	General →
notableFor	revitalizing United Nations forces in the Korean War → turning the tide of the Korean War in favor of UN forces →
occupation	military officer →
participatedIn	Battle of Normandy → Battle of the Bulge → Operation Overlord →
positionHeld	Chief of Staff of the United States Army → Commander of XVIII Airborne Corps → Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division → Commander of the Eighth United States Army → Commander of the United Nations Command in Korea → Supreme Allied Commander Europe →
startTimeChiefOfStaffUSArmy	1953 →
startTimeSupremeAlliedCommanderEurope	1952 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
82nd Infantry Division ("Matthew B. Ridgway") → United Nations Command ("Matthew B. Ridgway") →	notableCommander
Korean War →	commander
Matthew Ridgway ("Matthew Bunker Ridgway") →	fullName
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers →	hasMainRepresentative
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers →	hasTitleHolder
SCAP ("Matthew B. Ridgway") →	notableOfficeHolder