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Matthew Bunker Ridgway
Matthew Bunker Ridgway 1895-1993, U.S. general, b. Fort Monroe, Va. A West Point graduate, in World War II he was made (1942) assistant division commander and then commander of the 82d Infantry Division. This became the 82d Airborne Division, and Ridgway jumped with his men in the invasions of Sici... Read more
Robinson Jeffers
Robinson Jeffers 1887-1962, American poet and dramatist, b. Pittsburgh, grad. Occidental College, 1905. From 1914 until his death Jeffers lived on the Big Sur section of the rocky California coast, finding his inspiration in its stern beauty. For Jeffers the world, viewed pantheistically, was marre... Read more
Korean War
Korean War conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. In 1948 rival governments were established: The Re... Read more

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Ridgway, Rozanne Lejeanne
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Rozanne Lejeanne Ridgway One of the first women to make a large...United States foreign service, Rozanne Ridgway (born 1935) was chief negotiator for...Foreign Service Pioneer Rozanne Lejeanne Ridgway was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on...
Matthew Bunker Ridgway
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Matthew Bunker Ridgway Matthew Bunker Ridgway (1895-1993), American Army officer, served as supreme...thereafter as supreme Allied commander in Europe. Matthew B. Ridgway was born on March 3, 1895, at Fort Monroe, Va. He graduated...
Ridgway, Matthew B.
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History Ridgway, Matthew B. (1895–1993...Commander, NATO ; presidential adviser.Ridgway graduated from West Point in 1917 and rose...in 1941. During World War II, General Ridgway commanded the 82nd Airborne Division in...
Korean War
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...removed (Apr. 10, 1951) him from command and installed Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway as commander in chief. Gen. James Van Fleet then took command of the 8th Army. Ridgway began (July 10, 1951) truce negotiations with the North Koreans and Chinese...
Alfred Maximilian Gruenther
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...staff of the forces in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He continued in this post under Matthew B. Ridgway and then succeeded Ridgway as supreme allied commander in Europe (1953-56). Retiring from the army in 1956, Gruenther was (1957...
Collier, William
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...then had major successes as Benjamin Fitzhugh in The Man from Mexico (1897) and as the secretly married student Robert Ridgway in On the Quiet (1901), before spending a season with Weber and Fields. Collier's most famous role was Brook Travers...
MacArthur, Douglas
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...Chinese threat to overrun South Korea. Battle lines stabilized in March 1951 when a new field commander, Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway , rallied the U.S. and UN forces. Truman proposed a cease‐fire that month, but MacArthur sabotaged the plan...
Japan, U.S. Military Involvement in
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...Gen. Douglas MacArthur served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers until his removal in April 1951. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway succeeded him. Among the many liberal reforms instituted by the Americans was Article 9 of the new Japanese Constitution barring...
Limited War, Joint Chiefs of Staff and
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...the Military ; National Security Act (1947) .] Bibliography Harry S. Truman , Years of Trial and Hope , 1956. Matthew Ridgway , The Korean War , 1956. Townsend Hoopes , The Limits of Intervention , 1969. Dean Acheson , The Korean War , 1971. Lyndon...
Maxwell Taylor
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...increasing responsibilities brought rapid promotions. In 1942 he was sent to Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, to assist General Matthew Ridgway informing the Army's first airborne division, the 82d. Taylor commanded the division's artillery in the invasion of Sicily...

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Ridgway, Robert
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography RIDGWAY, ROBERT ( b . Mt. Carmel, Illinois...Illinois, 25 March 1929) ornithology . Ridgway received his love for the outdoors and most of his education from his father, David Ridgway, a small-town pharmacist. Having come...
Ridgway, Matthew Bunker
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Ridgway, Matthew Bunker (1895–1993...Monroe, Virginia, to an army family, Ridgway spent World War I in the United States...Philippines. With the outbreak of World War II , Ridgway became commander of the Eighty-second...
Trimble, Isaac Ridgway
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Trimble, Isaac Ridgway (1802–1888) Confederate army officer. Born in Culpepper County, Virginia, Trimble graduated from West Point in...
Rugged, Operation
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...Korean War launched by U.N. forces, under the command of Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway , in early 1951. The success of these offensives—Ridgway's army had once again crossed the 38th Parallel —led President Harry S...
Ripper, Operation
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...War launched by U.N. forces, under the command of Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway , in early 1951. The success of these offensives—by the last Ridgway's army had once again crossed the 38th Parallel —led President Harry...
Korean War
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...close to the original boundary line (the 38th parallel). Peace negotiations, undertaken in July 1951 by General M. B. Ridgway (who had succeeded MacArthur in April of that year), proved difficult, and it was not until 27 July 1953 that an armistice...
Van Fleet, James Alward
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...defeat communist insurgencies in Greece and Turkey under the Truman Doctrine . In April 1951 he succeeded Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway as commander of the Eighth Army in Korea. Promoted to full general, Van Fleet endured bitter fighting, frustrating negotiations...
Japan, Occupation of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...with policy remaining in the hands of MacArthur and, after his removal in April 1951, of his successor General Matthew Ridgway. US occupation policy had two main goals, the demilitarization of Japan and the establishment of democratic institutions...
Taylor, Maxwell Davenport
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...later transferred to field artillery. In 1942 he became chief of staff of the 82nd Infantry Division and assisted Matthew B. Ridgway in converting it to an airborne unit. He was promoted to brigadier general and jumped into Sicily and Italy with the division...
Clark, Mark Wayne
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...Austria, gaining valuable experience negotiating with Communists that would prove very useful when he succeeded Matthew B. Ridgway as supreme commander of United Nations forces in Korea in May 1952. Clark held that post until an armistice was signed in...

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Ridgway gave no hint he was a killer, son said.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/31/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Dec. 1, 2001, the day after Gary L. Ridgway was arrested, a King County, Wash...detective flew to California to interview Ridgway's only son, Matthew. Among the many...attend your school functions?" Matthew Ridgway, now 28, replied simply: "I don...
RIDGWAY DOES RARE LOCAL GIG; EX-VOODOO STAR BRINGS WIT, SARDONIC SOLO TUNES TO ROXY.(L.A. Life)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 11/5/1999; 700+ words ; ...Writer Former Wall of Voodoo front man Stan Ridgway has proof that aliens walk among us...you been to a tractor pull lately?'' Ridgway, whose noir-pop songs can summon equal...voice to match. In the past 20 years, Ridgway has penned odes to loners and losers...
RIDGWAY CHARGED IN DEATHS OF 3 MORE GREEN RIVER VICTIMS.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 3/28/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...clothing were key evidence against Gary Ridgway, King County prosecutors said yesterday...the so-called Green River killings. Ridgway, who worked as a commercial truck painter...Bonner found out yesterday morning that Ridgway would stand trial for her daughter's...
Jim Ridgway, Lower Cape May set for title run
Newspaper article from: Press of Atlantic City; 3/28/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...LOWER TOWNSHIP - This season the onus is on Jim Ridgway. For the past three years Ridgway has been one of the area's top high school...the work ethic worthy of that pronouncement, Ridgway, behind his familiar set of orange-tinted...
MATTHEW B. RIDGWAY, 98; FORMER SUPREME COMMANDER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/27/1993; 700+ words ; ...Byline: Associated Press Matthew B. Ridgway, who commanded the Army's first...War, died Monday. He was 98. Ridgway died in his sleep at his home in...Pittsburgh, said DonaldGerlach, Ridgway's attorney. Ridgway retired in...
Gen. Ridgway: Mission Impossible
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/31/1993; 700+ words ; ...s excellent obituary of Gen. Matthew Ridgway {July 27} omitted mention of a daring...the 82nd Airborne Division, under Gen. Ridgway's command, to seize the Rome airfields...at the very last moment, even as Gen. Ridgway's planes were taking off. Because it...
Joyce Anita Ridgway, advocate for girls sports: PROMOTED WOMEN IN ATHLETICS AS CCS LEADER.
Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA); 8/15/2006; 700+ words ; ...Byline: Dennis Knight Aug. 15--Joyce Ridgway made her mark in Santa Clara Valley as...Known as a firm but fair advocate, Ms. Ridgway helped implement the new rules and change...gymnasiums that had been closed to girls. Ms. Ridgway died Aug. 4 from cancer in Napa. She...
Interview: Stan Ridgway discusses his music and latest CD, "Snakebite: Blacktop Ballads & Fugitive Songs"
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 9/19/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...NPR) 09-19-2004 Interview: Stan Ridgway discusses his music and latest CD...Soundbite of "Mexican Radio") Mr. STAN RIDGWAY ("Snakebite: Blacktop Ballads &...Soundbite of "Mexican Radio") Mr. RIDGWAY: (Singing) I'm on a Mexican radio...
REINVENTING ROCKER RIDGWAY.(L.A. LIFE)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 2/17/1996; 700+ words ; ...Writer Ex-Wall of Voodoo singer Stan Ridgway, perhaps best-known for his sardonic...little empire of ants." In years past, Ridgway may not have been on the verge of mainstream...famous for confrontational live shows, Ridgway made the superb "Call of the West" album...
Compelling biography of Ridgway is a great tribute to his leadership
Magazine article from: Army; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; Matthew B. Ridgway: Soldier, Statesman, Scholar, Citizen...during the Korean War, Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, commander of the U.S. Eighth Army...a-bitches tying my shoe?" Although Ridgway did not hear his plea, he slid down a...