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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.
Charlottesville, Virginia. 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...
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.
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.
Appreciating the danger, Marine Corps Commandant General Alexander A. Vandegrift appointed his director of plans and policies, Brigadier General Gerald C. Thomas, to act as his personal action officer for defense reorganization.
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 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.
