RIDGWAY, Matthew Bunker
PERSONALIA
Name:
Ridgway, Matthew Bunker
Date of birth:
March 3rd, 1895 (Fort Monroe/Virginia, United States of America)
Date of death:
July 26th, 1993 (Fox Chapel/Pennsylvania, United States)
Nationality:
American
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS (DSC)
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS (DSC)
Details:
Received this second DSC as his first Oak Leaf Cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first.
MEDAL OF FREEDOM
Awarded on:
1986
Details:
Citation:
"Heroes come when they are needed. Great men step forward when courage seems in short supply. WWII was such a time, and there was Ridgway."
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Picture source:
- US War Department
Information source(s):
- Arlington Cemetery
- Wikipedia
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