Ridgway, Matthew B.
Ridgway, Matthew B. (1895–1993), general, World War II and Korea; Supreme Commander, NATO; presidential adviser.Ridgway graduated from West Point in 1917 and rose through the ranks as an infantry officer. He served in a score of military and diplomatic assignments, graduated from the Command and General Staff School (1935) and the Army War College (1937), and was on staff with George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, in 1941.
During World War II, General Ridgway commanded the 82nd Airborne Division in Europe (1943–44), dropping at Sicily, on D‐Day, and at Bastonge. In 1944, he assumed command of the Allied XVIII Airborne Corps. After the war, he served in a variety of command and staff positions, and in 1950 was appointed deputy army chief of staff. In December 1950, he assumed command of Eighth Army during the Korean War...
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