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Far from being punished, Ridgway left to replace General Eisenhower -- who was busy getting himself elected president -- as NATO commander in Europe. Ridgway took over the Army's top job, Chief...
As Chief of Staff, Ridgway dealt with postwar demobilization, the training of the South Korean army, strengthening the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and crises in Formosa and Indochina. Ridgway retired from active service in 1955. He died on 26 July 1993, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Matthew B. Ridgway, whose name the center bears, is best remembered for salvaging the United Nation's effort during the Korean War. His military career began in 1917, when the Army commissioned him as a Second Lieutenant immediately after he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
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.
Mar 4, 2013 · One little-known incident during World War II defined Major General Matthew B. Ridgway as a commander of unrivaled courage when he laid his career on the line at a critical moment. On September 3, 1943, the Allies signed a secret armistice with Italy that would take the Axis power out of the war just a few hours before the invasion of Salerno ...
May 21, 2018 · Matthew Bunker Ridgway (1895-1993), American Army officer, served as supreme Allied commander in Korea and immediately thereafter as supreme Allied commander in Europe. Matthew B. Ridgway was born on March 3, 1895, at Fort Monroe, Va. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1917.
Matthew B. Ridgway. Born March 3, 1895 Fortress Monroe, Virginia Died July 1993 Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania. American military leader and business executive. When Matthew B. Ridgway became the commanding general of the Eighth Army in Korea in December 1950, the morale of the United Nations (UN) soldiers was very low.
