Matthew Ridgway, American general (born 1895)

Matthew Ridgway

United States Army general (1895–1993)

Matthew Bunker Ridgway 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). Although he saw no combat service in World War I, he was intensively involved in…