Ridgely Gaither Military person

Ridgely Gaither was a United States Army lieutenant general prominent as commander of the 40th Infantry Division during the Korean War, and commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, U.S. Army Caribbean Command and Second United States Army.

Personal facts

Ridgely Gaither
Birth dateFebruary 23, 1903
Birth place
Baltimore
Date of deathOctober 26, 1992
Place of death
Annapolis Maryland
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

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Military person

award
Bronze Star Medal
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
military operations
Korean War
World War II
military branch
United States Army
military command
20px82nd Airborne Division 82nd Airborne Division
20px40th Infantry Division (United States) 40th Infantry Division
20pxSecond United States Army Second United States Army
Army Parachute School
20pxXVIII Airborne Corps (United States) XVIII Airborne Corps
20px11th Airborne Division (United States) 11th Airborne Division
20pxUnited States Southern Command U.S. Army Caribbean Command
service start1924
service end1962

Ridgely Gaither on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rgaither.htm
  2. http://www.boyslatinmd.com/Document.Doc?id=223
  3. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Gaither&GSiman=1&GScid=49269&GRid=47378594&