Ridgway, Matthew B. (Matthew Bunker), 1895-1993

Lieutenant General Matthew E. Ridgway (center, in light hat) is meeting with Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) and other unidentified members of the United States Army. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.

President Harry S. Truman and President Miguel Aleman of Mexico are "trooping the line" as they review troops at the National Airport in Washington, D.C. after the arrival of President Aleman. President Truman, left, and President Aleman, right, are in civilian clothes at the front of the line. Following behind, left to right, are Lieutenant General Matthew Ridgway, Rear Admiral James Foskett, Fleet Admiral William Leahy, Major General Harry Vaughan (partly obscured), and Rear Admiral J. Cary Jones. All other men in uniform are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) standing with General Matthew Ridgway (third from the right) during inspection of the Far East. All others are unidentified.