Matthew Ridgway

(1895-1993)

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

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General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955). He fought with distinction during World War II, where he was the Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division, leading it in action in Sicily, Italy and Normandy, before taking command of the newly formed XVIII Airborne Corps in August 1944. He held the latter post until the end of the war, commanding the corps in the Battle of the Bulge, Operation Varsity and the Western Allied invasion of Germany.

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Born	3 March 1895 Fort Monroe, Virginia
Died	26 July 1993 (aged 98) Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, United States
Zodiac	Pisces
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