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GENERAL MATTHEW B. RIDGWAY - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED - HFSID 317489

The wartime general and Army Chief of Staff signs an FDC honoring Franklin D. Roosevelt. First Day Cover signed: "Matthew Ridgway, General US Army", 6½x3¾. FDC honoring President Franklin D. Roosevelt, postmarked Washington, D.C.

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MATTHEW B. RIDGWAY
The wartime general and Army Chief of Staff signs an FDC honoring Franklin D. Roosevelt.
First Day Cover signed: "Matthew Ridgway, General US Army", 6½x3¾. FDC honoring President Franklin D. Roosevelt, postmarked Washington, D.C., February 28, 1968, 6-cent stamp affixed, FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.General Matthew B. Ridgway (1895-1993) saw action at Salerno, Normandy (parachuted on D-Day) and the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. He replaced General MacArthur as Allied Commander of the U.N. forces in the Far East after MacArthur was recalled by President Truman in April 1951. Under his leadership, the Korean armistice talks began in July 1951. Ridgway succeeded Eisenhower as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe in 1952 and was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army from 1953-1955. Lightl toned. Corners lightly worn. Light surface creases. Otherwise, fine condition.

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