Matthew Ridgeway Autograph
General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) 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 World War II, where he was the first Commanding General (CG) of the 82nd "All American" Airborne Division, leading it in action in Sicily, Italy and Normandy, before taking command of the newly formed XVIII Airborne Corps in August 1944. He held the latter post until the end of the war in mid-1945, commanding the corps in the Battle of the Bulge, Operation Varsity and the Western Allied invasion of Germany. More about Matthew Ridgeway
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Ridgway held several major commands after World War II and was most famous for resurrecting the United Nations (UN) war effort during the Korean War. Several historians have credited Ridgway for turning the war around in favor of the UN side. He also persuaded President Dwight D. Eisenhower to refrain from direct military intervention in the First Indochina War to support French colonial forces, thereby essentially delaying the United States' Vietnam War by over a decade. His long military career was recognized by the award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 12, 1986, by President Ronald Reagan, who stated that: "Heroes come when they're needed; great men step forward when courage seems in short supply." Ridgway died in 1993 at the age of 98.
Ridgway was born March 3, 1895, in Fort Monroe, Virginia, to Colonel Thomas Ridgway, an artillery officer, and Ruth Starbuck (Bunker) Ridgway. He lived in various military bases all throughout his childhood. He later remarked that his "earliest memories are of guns and marching men, of rising to the sound of the reveille gun and lying down to sleep at night while the sweet, sad notes of 'Taps' brought the day officially to an end." He graduated in 1912 from English High School in Boston and applied to United States Military Academy at West Point because he thought that would please his father (who was a West Point graduate). Read even more about Matthew Ridgeway at Wikipedia
Ridgway was born March 3, 1895, in Fort Monroe, Virginia, to Colonel Thomas Ridgway, an artillery officer, and Ruth Starbuck (Bunker) Ridgway. He lived in various military bases all throughout his childhood. He later remarked that his "earliest memories are of guns and marching men, of rising to the sound of the reveille gun and lying down to sleep at night while the sweet, sad notes of 'Taps' brought the day officially to an end." He graduated in 1912 from English High School in Boston and applied to United States Military Academy at West Point because he thought that would please his father (who was a West Point graduate). Read even more about Matthew Ridgeway at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Matthew Ridgeway
The most expensive item with a signature of Matthew Ridgeway (U.S. WWII Generals Autographs Including Matthew Ridgeway Autographed FDC) was sold in October 2013 for $329.00 while the cheapest item (General Matthew Ridgeway Signed Photograph) found a new owner for $5.00 in September 2008. The month with the most items sold (2) was June 2017 with an average selling price of $22.36 for an autographed item of Matthew Ridgeway. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2013 with $329.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.00 was September 2008. In average, an autographed item from Matthew Ridgeway is worth $31.00.
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| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 82nd Airbourne General Matthew Ridgeway Signed photo | $76.00 | |
| AUTOGRAPH OF FAMED GENERAL MATTHEW RIDGEWAY | $22.50 | |
| DECEASED WWII ARMY GENERAL MATTHEW RIDGEWAY AUTOGRAPHED FIRST DAY COVER | $17.50 | |
| General Matthew Ridgeway (d1993) Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph WWII PSA DNA Auto | $89.00 | |
| GENERAL MATTHEW RIDGEWAY JSA AUTHENTICATED SIGNED 1979 LETTER AUTOGRAPH | $89.10 | |
| General Matthew Ridgeway JSA Coa Hand Signed 1939 FDC Cache Autograph | $87.00 | |
| General Matthew Ridgeway JSA Coa Hand Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph | $90.00 | |
| GENERAL MATTHEW RIDGEWAY SIGNATURE ON BRIEF NOTE REGARDING ONE OF HIS BOOKS. | $5.99 | |
| General Matthew Ridgeway- Signed Excerpt | $19.99 | |
| General Matthew Ridgeway- Signed Military Magazine | $39.99 | |
| Matthew Ridgeway signed Newsletter US Army General MILITARY SALE | $10.86 | |
| SIGNED 8X10 SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER MATTHEW RIDGEWAY WWII PHOTO LETTER | $27.99 | |
| U.S. WWII Generals Autographs Including Matthew Ridgeway Autographed FDC | $329.00 | |
| UNITED STATES ARMY GENERAL MATTHEW RIDGEWAY AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD - JSA | $38.72 | |
| WW2 US ARMY GENERAL MATTHEW RIDGEWAY HAND SIGNED 82nd AIRBORNE PHOTO AUTOGRAPH | $45.00 | |