Timeline
Birth- Mar 3, 1895
Fort Monroe, Virginia
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 60 - 22 years
Service Start Date
Jan 1, 1917
Conflict Period
Other Service
Service End Date
Jan 1, 1955
Branch
Army
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- Jan 1, 1917-Age: 22 years
Julia Caroline Blount
1939 - 1945World War II
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army
Commands held
82nd Airborne Division; XVIII Airborne Corps
Rank
Lieutenant General (1945)
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- Jan 1, 1947-Age: 52 years
Mary Anthony Ridgway
1950 - 1953Korean War
Branch
Army
Rank
General
Commands held
8th US Army; Supreme UN and US commander in Korea
Conflict Period
Korean War
Served For
United States of America
Employment: Employer
US Army
Employment: Start Date
Jan 1, 1951
Employment: Position
Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAP)
Employment: End Date
Jan 1, 1952
Employment: Position
Supreme Allied Commander Europe (NATO)
Employment: Start Date
Jan 1, 1952
Employment: End Date
Jan 1, 1953
Employment: Position
Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Employment: Start Date
Jan 1, 1953
Employment: End Date
Jan 1, 1955
Employment: End Date
Jan 1, 1951
Employment: Position
Commanding General of the Eighth United States Army
Employment: Start Date
Jan 1, 1950
Education: Institution
US Military Academy
Education: To
Jan 1, 1917
Education: Place
West Point, NY
Death- Jul 26, 1993-Age: 98 years
cardiac arrest
Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania
Burial
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Other Facts
Full Name
Matthew B Ridgway
Full Name
Matthew Bunker Ridgway
Mother
Ruth Ridgway
Father
Thomas Ridgway
Social Security
Last Residence
Pittsburgh, PA
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