Matthew Ridgway

Matthew Ridgway

Interment Location Visited  
Arlington, VA June 21, 2024  

Photographed June 21, 2024.
Photographed June 21, 2024.
Photographed June 21, 2024.

Fast Facts

Born: March 3, 1895 in Fort Monroe, Virginia

Spouses: Julia Caroline Blount (m. 1917-1930); Margaret Wilson Dabney (m. 1930-1947);  Mary Princess Anthony Long Ridgway (m. 1947-1993)

Military Rank: General — U.S. Army

Presidential Medal of Freedom: Awarded by Ronald Reagan (1986)

Died: July 26, 1993 in Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania

Cause of Death: Cardiac Arrest

Age: 98

Interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

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