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English: Alexander Archer Vandegrift (March 13, 1887 – May 8, 1973) was a general in the United States Marine Corps. He commanded the 1st Marine Division to victory in the Battle of Guadalcanal and later was the 18th Commandant of the Marine Corps. For his actions at Guadalcanal, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
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Date of birth | 13 March 1887 Charlottesville | ||||
Date of death | 8 May 1973 Bethesda | ||||
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- USS Vandegrift (FFG-48) (130 F)
Pages in category "Alexander Vandegrift"
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Media in category "Alexander Vandegrift"
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AAVandegrift.jpg 620 × 754; 83 KB
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Gen AAVandegrift CMC standing H97769.jpg 595 × 731; 93 KB
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"VICTORY STILL COMES HIGH" - NARA - 515978.jpg 2,150 × 3,000; 1.09 MB
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Alexander A Vandergrift.jpg 585 × 741; 82 KB
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MajGen AAVandegrift 1942 H97768.jpg 589 × 740; 135 KB
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1st Lt. Alexander Vandegrift.jpg 2,288 × 2,946; 862 KB
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1st Marine Division Staff, Guadalcanal, August 1942 (7846083758).jpg 2,799 × 2,252; 2 MB
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1stLt Vandegrift c13975.jpg 580 × 739; 66 KB
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Admiral Nimitz with officers on Guadalcanal, 30 September 1942 (NH 62413).jpg 5,654 × 4,220; 8.66 MB
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Alexander Vandegrift and Lewis Puller, circa 1946 (18495932189).jpg 2,838 × 2,264; 618 KB
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Carlson decoration USMC-C-Guadalcanal-38.jpg 520 × 332; 70 KB
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General Holcomb and Marine Commanding Officers, Guadalcanal, circa 1942.jpg 2,862 × 2,102; 3.15 MB
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GuadCoCDec1942.jpg 431 × 339; 39 KB
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Medal of Honor Presentation, 15 June 1945 (25919113233).jpg 2,808 × 2,300; 938 KB
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NH 97767 General Alexander A. Vandegrift, USMC (cropped).jpg 4,492 × 5,777; 2.14 MB
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NH 97767 General Alexander A. Vandegrift, USMC.jpg 4,694 × 5,948; 2.25 MB
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Pedro del Valle, Thomas Holcomb, and Alexander Vandegrift, 1942 (15155530349).jpg 2,857 × 2,309; 712 KB
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Presentation of Medal of Honor, 21 May 1943 (10931143723).jpg 1,395 × 1,014; 103 KB
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Tregaskis Vandegrift.jpg 757 × 1,007; 187 KB
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VandegriftStaff.jpg 5,617 × 4,452; 3.17 MB
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Categories:
- Vandegrift (surname)
- Alexander (given name)
- 1887 births
- 1973 deaths
- Recipients of the Medal of Honor
- Recipients of the Purple Heart (United States)
- Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States)
- Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal
- Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- Honorary doctors of Harvard University
- Honorary doctors of Brown University
- Honorary doctors of Columbia University
- World War I Victory Medal recipients
- Alexander Archer (given name)
- People of Charlottesville, Virginia
- Commandants of the United States Marine Corps
- Four-star generals of the United States Marine Corps
- People of Virginia
- People of the Banana Wars
- Recipients of the United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor
- United States Marine Corps World War II generals
- Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Honorary Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Births in Charlottesville, Virginia
- World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor
- Medal of Honor recipients buried at Arlington National Cemetery
- United States Marine Corps people in World War I