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World War II. General Alexander Archer Vandegrift (13 March 1887 - 8 May 1973) was an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps who was awarded the U.S. military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his heroic actions at the Battle of Guadalcanal during World War II. Vandegrift later served as the 18th Commandant of the Marine Corps and ...
General Alexander Vandegrift (1944–47). After World War II the Army, under the influence of Generals Eisenhower and Marshall, and with the support of President Truman, attacked the Marine Corps. Vandergrift worked to counter the attack, testifying in Congress with the “no bended knee” speech and then helped push Congress to safeguard the ...
General Alexander Archer Vandegrift, USMC (March 13, 1887 – May 8, 1973) was a General in the United States Marine Corps. He commanded the 1st Marine Division to victory in its first ground offensive of World War II, the Battle of Guadalcanal. For his actions during the Solomon Islands campaign, he received the Medal of Honor. Vandegrift later served as the 18th Commandant of the Marine ...
Bended Knee Speech. (5089 total words in this text) (13428 Reads) Title: Bended Knee Speech. Category: Speech. Author/Presenter: General Alexander A. Vandegrift, USMC. Commandant of the Marine Corps. Date: 6 May 1946. Event/Occurrence: Presented to the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs.
Jan 1, 1982 · Hardcover – January 1, 1982. Original/First (1964) Edition, Signed by Gen. Vandegrift with a endearing note to current owner of the book, and two Polaroid snapshots of Gen. Vandegrift. Original (green) dust jacket. Book is old and shows the "aging effects of time" - but it has not been roughly handled and is in sound condition, with undamaged ...
- A.A. Vandegrift, Robert B. Asprey
Vandegrift married Mildred Strode (1886-1952) on 29 June 1909. They had one son, Alexander Archer Vandegrift, Jr. (1911-1969), a Marine Corps Colonel who fought in both World War II and in the Korean War. After Mildred's death Vandegrift married Kathryn Henson (1903-1978). Medals and Awards: Medal of Honor; Navy Cross Honors:
Dec 9, 2019 · Vandegrift was born March 13, 1887, in Charlottesville, Virginia. He went to the University of Virginia before being commissioned into the Marine Corps as a second lieutenant in 1909. Vandegrift ...
