General Matthew B. Ridgway

Matthew B. Ridgway was a United States Army officer who rose to the rank of general in 1951. In World War II, he commanded the 82nd Airborne Division, famed for its invasion of Sicily, from 1942 to 1944, and the 18th Airborne Corps from 1944 to 1945. He was supreme commander of United Nations forces in Korea from 1951 to 1952 and of Allied Powers in Europe from 1952 to 1953. He served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1953 to 1955 and opposed massive retaliation. From 1955 to 1960, he was chairman of the Mellon Institute. In 1989, Ridgeway International Peace Shrine was dedicated here.

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