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Heroic Score77664th out of 4480
Number of Medals35
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score828106 of 4480
U.S. Army#24of 2016
Airborne#2of 71
Mexican Border Service#1of 2
World War I#43of 928
Banana Wars#6of 14
Occupation of Nicaragua#3of 6
World War II#30of 924
Operation Husky#1of 2
Operation Overlord#4of 7
Operation Market Garden#1of 7
Battle of the Bulge#2of 9
Operation Varsity#1of 3
Western Allied invasion of Germany#1of 9
Korean War#6of 197
Battle of Chipyong-ni#1of 1
First and Second Battles of Wonju#1of 1
Third Battle of Seoul#2of 2
Fifth Phase Offensive#1of 1
UN May–June 1951 counteroffensive#1of 1
Matthew Ridgway
General, U.S. Army
Mexican Border ServiceWorld War IBanana WarsOccupation of NicaraguaWorld War IIOperation HuskyOperation OverlordOperation Market GardenBattle of the BulgeOperation VarsityWestern Allied invasion of GermanyKorean WarBattle of Chipyong-niFirst and Second Battles of WonjuThird Battle of SeoulFifth Phase OffensiveUN May–June 1951 counteroffensive
Awards & Decorations
- Bronze Star Medalw/ 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- Distinguished Service Cross (United States)w/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Distinguished Service Medal Army (5)
- Legion of Merit
- Silver Starw/ 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- Purple Heart
- Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal
- World War I Victory Medal (United States)
- American Campaign Medal
- American Defense Service Medal (2)
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
- European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medalw/ 1 Arrowhead
- World War II Victory Medal
- Army of Occupation Medal
- Korean Service Medal (5)
- National Defense Service Medal
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Biography
Matthew Bunker Ridgway 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 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.
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Score Breakdown
Distinguished Service Cross (United States) ×2(base 45, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+103Silver Star ×4(base 45, 4 awards (rarity curve))
+342Bronze Star Medal ×3(base 30, 3 awards (rarity curve))
+129Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+202Heroic Score776 pts