Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. GEN. MATTHEW B. RIDGWAY BIDS GOOD-BYE TO ADM. ROBERT C. CARNEY COMPLETING ASSIGNMENT AS CINC, ALLIED FORCES, SOUTHERN EUROPE SHAPE HEADQUARTERS, ROCQUENCOURT, FRAN

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. GEN. MATTHEW B. RIDGWAY BIDS GOOD-BYE TO ADM. ROBERT C. CARNEY COMPLETING ASSIGNMENT AS CINC, ALLIED FORCES, SOUTHERN EUROPE SHAPE HEADQUARTERS, ROCQUENCOURT, FRANCE

1953

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Ridgway, Carney, officers, on steps of HQ as Ridgway makes speech of farewell, lauding the work done by Adm. Carney. Cut-in Carney, already into his "thank you" speech, telling of the progress of NATO. Following, there is a presentation of a scroll by Ridgway to Carney. Photographers take pictures as Ridgway and Carney hold scroll and Lt. Gen. Maximilian Gruenther looks on.

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Carney, Robert Bostwick, 1895-1990

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Robert Bostwick Carney (1895-1990) was a naval officer, and Chief of Naval Operations from August 17, 1953 to August 17, 1955. From the description of Carney, Robert Bostwick, 1895-1990 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10576023 Naval officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Robert Bostwick Carney : oral history, 1964. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481136 ...

Gruenther, Alfred M. (Alfred Maximilian), 1899-1983

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Alfred Maximilian Gruenther (1899-1983) was a military officer, educator, bridge expert, and author. Nicknamed "the Brain" by colleagues, Gruenther was respected worldwide for his extraordinary analytical and strategic skills as a staff officer and soldier-diplomat. Gruenther's career of nearly forty years in the U.S. Army reached a pinnacle in 1951, when he was named chief of staff at North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters and became, at fifty-three years of age, the youngest fo...

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

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General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) 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). He fought with distinction during World War II, where he was the Commanding General 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...