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Alexander Archer Vandegrift (March 13, 1887 – May 8, 1973) was a United States Marine Corps four-star general. During World War II, he commanded the 1st Marine Division to victory in its first ground offensive of the war, the Battle of Guadalcanal.
Apr 12, 2024 · Alexander A. Vandegrift (born March 13, 1887, Charlottesville, Va., U.S.—died May 8, 1973, Bethesda, Md.) was a U.S. Marine Corps officer who led the first large-scale U.S. offensive against the Japanese, on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, during World War II.
What Major General Vandegrift and the 1 st Marine Division did on Guadalcanal in the four months after their August 7 landing has been extensively documented. Vandegrift acquired the reputation as a commanding officer who cared about his troops yet also exhibited unflinching resolve.
Dec 9, 2019 · World War II Marine Corps Gen. Alexander Vandegrift was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Guadalcanal campaign in the South Pacific which led to a critical U.S. victory.
Alexander Vandegrift was the first Marine of World War II to earn both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. Rising to four-star rank, General Vandegrift served as the 18th...
General Alexander Vandegrift earned the Medal of Honor in the Second World War, served as the eighteenth Commandant of the Marine Corps, commanded the First Marine Division, Reinforced in the crucial battle for Guadalcanal, Tulagi and Gavutu in the Solomon Islands, and commanded the First Marine Amphibious Corps in the landing at Empress ...
Alexander Archer Vandegrift. For outstanding and heroic accomplishment above and beyond the call of duty as commanding officer of the 1st Marine Division in operations against enemy Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands during the period from 7 August to 9 December 1942.
Alexander Vandegrift. MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION. For outstanding and heroic accomplishment above and beyond the call of duty as commanding officer of the 1st Marine Division in operations against enemy Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands during the period 7 August to 9 December 1942.
General Alexander Vandegrift became renowned in World War Two for his success at the 1942 Battle of Guadalcanal. Born on 13 March 1887, Vandegrift was educated at the University of Virginia. After graduation in January 1909 he became a second lieutenant with the Marine Corps.
May 9, 1973 · WASHINGTON, May 8 (AP): —Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift the former Marine Corps commandant who led the Marines at Guadalcanal in World Was II‐died today at Bethesda Navar Hospital. He was 86...
