Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles G. Ridgeley
It turned up in my search that the subject had ''sort of'' received the Congressional Gold Medal (which would qualify normal recipients as notable under #1). A 1923 book plainly said that Ridgeley received it.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CSEeAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA133 |title=Piracy in the West Indies and Its Suppression |year=1923 |first=Francis Boardman Crowninshield |last=Bradlee |publisher=Essex institute |isbn=9780598618450 |page=133 |quote=In 1828 the United States West India squadron was commanded by Flag Officer Charles G. Ridgeley (for his gallant services during the war with the Barbary corsairs this officer had received the congressional gold medal of honor)}} However, the 1805 Congress citation had the medal {{tq|presented to Commodore Edward Preble, and through him to the officers, petty officers, seamen and marines attached to the squadron under his command}}{{cite web |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/artifacts/uniforms-and-personal-equipment/awards/commemorative-medals/edward-preble-congressional-medal.html |title=Edward Preble Congressional Medal, Bronze |website=Naval History and Heritage Command |accessdate=March 18, 2021}} and presented {{tq|swords to each of the commissioned officers and Midshipmen who had distinguished themselves in the several attacks}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/library/research-guides/z-files/zb-files/zb-files-p/preble-edward.html |title=Edward Preble |website=Naval History and Heritage Command |accessdate=March 18, 2021}} Ridgeley was a recipient of the medal in an indirect sense, but probably not directly enough for ANYBIO#1.{{pb}}However, if {{tq|Flag officers, general officers and their service equivalents (e.g., Air officers) are generally considered notable}} (Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Common_outcomes#Military|common AfD outcomes, pointed out by {{u|Bibliopole5795}}), it is worth noting that he was explicitly described as {{tq|Flag Officer Charles G. Ridgeley}}.{{pb}}I found a few other minor mentions in reliable sources (e.g. https://books.google.com/books?id=oYeRDwAAQBAJ&q=ridgely ''Small Boats and Daring Men: Maritime Raiding, Irregular Warfare, and the Early American Navy'', https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/research-guides/inventory-naval-records-collection-office-naval-records-library/appendix-m-inventory-naval-records-collection-office-naval-records-library.html ''Appendix M - Inventory of the Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library'', https://www.google.com/books/edition/Freedom_s_Mercenaries_Southern_South_Ame/gc0qAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Ridgeley ''Freedom's Mercenaries: Southern South America'' and https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_History_of_the_United_States_Navy_from/c9dHAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Ridgeley ''A History of the United States Navy from 1775 to 1901'') that describe parts of his career. The first source, for instance, describes his service (under the spelling "Ridgely") under Preble at the Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor (which led to the Congressional Gold Medal). They aren't substantial enough for  though
— User:MarkH21, 08:37, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
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