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Matthew B. Ridgway autographed patriotic cacheted cover commemorating the independence of the Republic of the Philippines, signed in blue ink with the inscription, “General, U.S. Army.”

Fine condition.

Matthew B. Ridgway (1895-1993) was one of America’s most distinguished military commanders. During World War II he commanded the 82nd Airborne Division in Sicily, Italy, Normandy, and Operation Market Garden before leading the XVIII Airborne Corps during the Battle of the Bulge. In 1950, he assumed command of the Eighth Army in Korea following the death of General Walton Walker, restoring the army’s fighting effectiveness and reversing the course of the Korean War. Ridgway later succeeded General Dwight D. Eisenhower as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and subsequently served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and is widely regarded as one of the finest American generals of the twentieth century.

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