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	Matthew Ridgway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		At war's end, Ridgway was on a plane headed for a new assignment in the Pacific theater, under General of the Army Douglas McArthur, with whom he had served while a Captain at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
		Ridgway had been forced to retire earlier than he planned, but he was secure in the belief he had served his nation to the best of his ability.
		Ridgway died at his home in the Pittsburgh suburb of Fox Chapel at age 98 in March 1993 of cardiac arrest, holding permanent rank of General in the United States Army.
	www.worlditems.info /en/Matthew_B._Ridgway.htm (1714 words)

	United States of America Congressional Gold Medal Recipient General Matthew B. Ridgway
		Matthew Bunker Ridgway was proud of the fact that he an "Army Brat," son of Colonel Thomas Ridgway, an artillery officer, and the former Ruth Starbuck Bunker.
		Ridgway wrote later, in his 1967 book, "The Korean War," that the confrontation was a "clash of wills, bordering closely on insubordination." On April 11, 1951, Truman removed Genera MacArthur, a national hero, from his command in the Far East, provoking a public uproar, and named Ridgway to succeed him.
		Ridgway was the end of the line for the Old Army; and it is peculiarly fitting for him to have been behind all his brothers in arriving at the grave, because he was the best of them.
	www.congressionalgoldmedal.com /MatthewBRidgway.htm (3146 words)

	KWCC Biography - Ridgway
		General Ridgway’s command genius in Korea was the culmination of a career that both the U.S. Army and himself had tracked for success since he graduated from West Point in 1917.
		Ridgway was one of that unique cadre of brilliant younger generals who had been blooded as division commanders in World War II, but who were not called to duty in Korea until General Douglas MacArthur was replaced.
		Ridgway was well established as a lieutenant general and deputy Army chief of staff for plans in Washington in the early winter of 1950.
	korea50.army.mil /history/biographies/ridgway.shtml (2458 words)

	Ridgway a hero to Korean War GIs
		Matthew Bunker Ridgway, the son of an Army colonel, was born at Fort Monroe, Va., on March 3, 1895, and grew up on military posts across the country.
		Ridgway then came to Pittsburgh to chair the board of trustees of the Mellon Institute for Industrial Research, from which he retired for good in 1960.
		Matthew B. Ridgway Jr., newly commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army, was killed in a locomotive accident at age 22.
	www.post-gazette.com /regionstate/20000528ridgway9.asp (1117 words)

	AmericanHeritage.com / Profile of a Soldier: Matthew B. Ridgway
		Matthew Bunker Ridgway was born in 1895 at Fort Monroe, Virginia, the son of a regular army artillery colonel who had served with an international contingent in the Boxer Rebellion.
		Ridgway, speaking as the senior American Airborne general, insisted that the losses, though certain to be heavy, would be acceptable in relation to the importance of the mission and to the chance of success.
		Ridgway was asked to reduce his troop strength from 1,500,000 to 1,000,000 by the summer of 1956 and to cut army expenditures from $16.2 billion to $8.9 billion.
	americanheritage.com /articles/magazine/ah/1976/2/1976_2_4_print.shtml (9978 words)

	Military.com Content
		In less than 48 hours, Ridgway, who had been in the largely diplomatic post of commander in chief of the U.S. forces in the Caribbean, arrived in Korea to rally the then-reeling 8th Army troops.
		Ridgway's command was in full retreat across the 38th parallel.
		Ridgway remained at the front, exhorting his troops to concentrate on the enemy rather than on lost ground.
	www.military.com /Content/MoreContent?file=ML_ridgway_bkp (351 words)

	Matthew Ridgway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ridgway helped plan the airborne invasion of Sicily, in 1943, and a year later, he helped plan the airborne operations on Operation Overlord.
		At war's end, Ridgway was on a plane headed for a new assignment under General of the Army Douglas McArthur, with whom he had served under while a Captain at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
		Ridgway also was not fazed by the Olympian demeanor of General McArthur, who gave Ridgway latitude in operations he had not given his predecessor.
	matthew-ridgway.iqnaut.net (960 words)

	Pitt Campaign Chronicle: The Ridgway Center
		The Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies was established at the University of Pittsburgh in 1988, under the auspices of both the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) and the University Center for International Studies (UCIS).
		Ridgway was appointed Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army on Aug. 15, 1953.
		The Ridgway Center’s research efforts start from a basic premise: The sources of conflict and disorder in the world increasingly are found not simply at the state level but also at the subnational and transnational levels.
	www.umc.pitt.edu /media/pcc020211/ridgwayctr.html (651 words)

	Matthew Bunker Ridgway Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		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.
		Ridgway's early career took him to China, Nicaragua, and the Philippines, where in 1932-1933 he served as technical adviser to the governor general.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/matthew-bunker-ridgway (449 words)

	Matthew Ridgway
		In the spring of 1943 Ridgway helped to plan the airborne operation that was part of the invasion of Sicily that began on 10th July, 1943.
		General Ridgway arrived in Paris on the 27th May 1952, and took over from Elsenhower on the 30th May. He was a fine battlefield general and had done magnificently with the U.S. Eighth Army in Korea at a most critical time.
		Ridgway didn't fit into the set-up; his merits as a fine battlefield commander were wasted in a role which didn't suit his temperament.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWridgeway.htm (1223 words)

	Matthew Bunker Ridgway - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This became the 82d Airborne Division, and Ridgway jumped with his men in the invasions of Sicily, Italy, and France (1942-44).
		In June, 1952, Ridgway succeeded Dwight D. Eisenhower as supreme commander of the Allied Powers in Europe and held that post until he became army chief of staff in Aug., 1953.
		Retiring from the army in June, 1955, with the permanent rank of general, Ridgway was (1955-60) chairman of the board of trustees of the Mellon Institute for Industrial Research in Pittsburgh.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-ridgway.html (319 words)

	Matthew Ridgway Summary
		World War II In August 1942, Ridgway was promoted to Brigadier General, and was given command of the 82nd Airborne Division, upon Omar N. Bradley's assignment to the 28th Infantry Division.
		Ridgway gradually slowed the Chinese offensive, finally bringing it to a halt at the battles of Chipyong-ni and Wonju.
		Military historians generally credit Ridgway with turning the 8th US Army from a defeated, broken army, into one that fought the overwhelming masses of troops from the People's Republic of China to a standstill, eventually driving the Chinese out of South Korea across the 38th parallel.
	www.bookrags.com /Matthew_Ridgway (1499 words)

	Twenty-Twenty Foresight: Reviews of Old Books on Indochina
		Ridgway, a veteran of both World War II and Korea, was widely credited with resurrecting the 8th Army, when McArthur's attempt to push the Communists north of the 38th parallel left the UN forces overextended and at risk of annihilation.
		Ridgway, by contrast, argued that there were limits to what could be accomplished by brute force in the absence of favorable political conditions.
		Matthew Ridgway evaluated Vietnam from the perspective of a military leader.
	www.mekong.net /cambodia/2020.htm (3931 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Ridgway,
		Ridgway Colorado Travel planning: lodging, dining, transportation and area attractions.
		Platte Center, Nebr. A brilliant staff officer, during World War II he was deputy chief of staff to Dwight D. Eisenhower in London (1942-43), chief of staff of the 5th Army (1943-44), and chief of staff of the 15th Army Group under Mark W. Clark (1944-45).
		Ridgway gave no hint he was a killer, son said.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Ridgway, (472 words)

	Ridgway Matthew Bunker - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Ridgway, Matthew Bunker (1895-1993), American army officer, born in Fort Monroe, Virginia.
		Ridgway grew up on various army posts and in 1917...
		Matthew, Saint (1st century ad), in the New Testament, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ.
	encarta.msn.com /Ridgway_Matthew_Bunker.html (112 words)

	Matthew Ridgway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Matthew Ridgway, the son of Colonel Thomas Ridgway, an artillery officer, was born in Virginia, United States on 3rd March, 1895.
		Considered to be an expert on foreign affairs, Ridgway sat on a commission that adjudicated on Bolivia and Paraguay before becoming a military adviser to the Governor General of the Philippines in 1930.
		General George Marshall was impressed with Ridgway and took him to Brazil on a special assignment and soon after the outbreak of the Second World War he was sent to the War Plans Division in Washington.
	www.world-war-2.info /figures/matthew-ridgway.php (502 words)

	Matthew B. Ridgway
		Matthew Bunker Ridgway was born in Fort Monroe, Virginia, on March 3, 1895.
		In 1950, Ridgway was posted to the Korean police action where he was given the command of the Eighth Army.
		Ridgway retired from the U.S. Army in June 1955 and became the chairman of the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research in Pittsburgh, Pennsyvania.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1655.html (773 words)

	Matthew B. Ridgway: Soldier, Statesman, Scholar, Citizen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Through a judicious use of Ridgway’s own written and spoken words, one sees the world through his eyes and is educated in a timeless sense that is apropos in this or any other age.
		Another inspirational aspect of Ridgway’s life is the manner in which he professed his opposition to those policies he felt were detrimental to this country.
		Whether it was his disagreement over the budget cuts that threatened national security or our involvement in Vietnam, Ridgway opposed policies in a forceful manner that left no doubt regarding his position on the issues while maintaining his loyalty to the chain of command and the concept of civilian primacy over the military.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/bookrev/mitchell1.html (578 words)

	Dan Schneider on Matthew Ridgway
		It was Ridgway, Commander of the U.S. Eighth Army, who rallied the UN Forces from nearly being pushed into the sea by the North Koreans, Russians, and Chinese, and forced what has been an over half century long stalemate.
		On the plus side, we do get a small sense of what Ridgway was- at least as a soldier, which was a patriot- in the most uncomfortable sense of the word, as well as a religious zealot, despite three marriages.
		Ridgway, of course, won many honors, such as a Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, a Distinguished Service Medal, a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, and a Medal of Freedom, as well as a Combat Infantryman Badge- rarely given to officers, and he was also decorated by many other nations.
	www.cosmoetica.com /B445-DES378.htm (1071 words)

	Ridgway Family History & Genealogy in Buckinghamshire UK
		Ridgway is a minor line in my family and enters into the tree in 1860 when Elizabeth Ridgway of Whaddon, married Jabez Matthew in Nash, Bucks.
		Benjamin's son, John Ridgway was born in around 1751 and he married Sarah Colton in Whaddon, Bucks in 1796.
		Their son, Matthew Ridgway, was born in Thornborough in around 1805 and he married Mary May.
	www.sarah-henson.co.uk /names/ridgway.htm (217 words)

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		The U.S. Army War College and the Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies of the University of Pittsburgh cosponsored a conference in Pittsburgh, PA, on June 27, 2000, as part of the Ridgway Center's series of events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War.
		Additionally, Ridgway was one of the first military officers involved deeply in foreign affairs, working extensively with the State Department on Latin America.
		In his battle to keep the Army strong, Ridgway was trying to avoid a repeat of the lack of preparedness that had been so evident in American regular units deployed at the beginning of the Korean War.
	permanent.access.gpo.gov /lps23336/korea.htm (1773 words)

	Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient General Matthew Ridgway
		Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient General Matthew Ridgway
		Greatness is often born in quiet, in stillness.
		And so it was that night in June of 1944 when General Matthew B. Ridgway prayed the words God spoke to Joshua: "I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." D-day saved a continent, and so, a world.
	www.medaloffreedom.com /MatthewRidgway.htm (90 words)

	SparkNotes: The Korean War (1950-1953): Chinese Intervention
		Ridgway was well liked by both MacArthur and the JCS, who now dealt with Ridgway more often than MacArthur.
		Ridgway also improved the quality of Mobil Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH) under the philosophy that men who have a chance of living will fight harder.
		Ridgway's striking success upset MacArthur, who realized Ridgway's successes in Korea were undermining MacArthur's justifications for attacking Chinese territory.
	www.sparknotes.com /history/american/koreanwar/section6.rhtml (999 words)

	Amazon.com: Matthew B. Ridgeway: Soldier, Statesman, Scholar, Citizen: Books: George Charles Mitchell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Affectionate, tightly written and comprehensive, this is a masterful distillation of the essence of Matthew Ridgway--soldier, statesman and scholar.
		Matthew B. Ridgway was a significant figure in United States history.
		Matthew Bunker Ridgway was born on March 3, 1895 at Fort Monroe, Virginia where his father, Thomas Ridgway, was serving as an army battalion commander of field artillery.
	www.amazon.com /Matthew-B-Ridgeway-Soldier-Statesman/dp/0811722945 (1147 words)

	GENERAL MATTHEW BUNKER RIDGWAY - PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED
		MATTHEW B. Succeeded MacArthur as Commander in Korea.
		General Ridgway saw action at Salerno, Normandy (parachuted on D-Day) and the Battle of the Bulge.
		Ridgway succeeded Eisenhower as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe in 1952 and was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army from 1953-1955.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/3_2001/military/GENERAL_MATTHEW_BUNKER_RIDGWAY.htm (171 words)

	Matthew B. Ridgway − Wikipedia
		Matthew Ridgway stammte aus einer Familie mit starker militärischer Tradition.
		Matthew Ridgways Vater Thomas Ridgway war Armeeoffizier und als Kommandeur eines Feldartilleriebattaillons in Fort Monroe in Virginia stationiert, als Matthew geboren wurde.
		Matthew und seine jüngere Schwester Ruth wuchsen in mit der Versetzung des Vaters wechselnden Armeegarnisonen auf.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matthew_Ridgway (580 words)

	Pacific University's Portal on Korea - The Korean War - Overview of the Korean War (Page 2)
		He spoke to his troops, assuring them that the Chinese would not enter the war despite having been presented with clear evidence that they were already in the war.
		Under the command of General Ridgway, the US led forces and communists forces continued to launch offensives.
		By May of 1951 the UN forces held a line that was less than fifty miles south of the 38th parallel.
	mcel.pacificu.edu /as/resources/korea/war-korea-2.html (731 words)

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