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...

Guadalcanal Campaign, the 1st Marine Division under Major General Alexander Vandegrift were posted to the cooler climate of Melbourne, Australia. As the...

USS Vandegrift (FFG-48) was an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate of the United States Navy. The ship was named for General Alexander A. Vandegrift (1887–1973)...

Vandegrift may refer to: Alexander Vandegrift (1887–1973), United States Marine Corps Commandant and general Frances Matilda Van de Grift (1840-1914)...

battle, U.S. Marines, under the overall command of U.S. Major General Alexander Vandegrift, repulsed an assault by the "First Element" of the "Ichiki" Regiment...

division commander of the 1st Marine Division under Major General Alexander Vandegrift in New River, North Carolina to assist in the formation and training...

to battles on Guadalcanal, receiving a commendation from General Alexander Vandegrift. He was evacuated due to physical disabilities and later became an...

into alcoholism. After he throws up one night in front of General Alexander Vandegrift, commandant of the Marine Corps, he is sent back to his unit and...

King Army Air Force Commander Henry Arnold Marine Corps Commandant Alexander Vandegrift Army Air Force Chief of Staff Giles Army Ground Forces Commander...

Marine Division, under the overall command of U.S. Major General Alexander Vandegrift, with the USMC invasion force under the direct command of Brigadier...

battle, U.S. Marines under the overall command of U.S. Major General Alexander Vandegrift repulsed an attack by the Japanese 35th Infantry Brigade under the...

out in his memo. On May 11th, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Alexander Vandegrift, addressed the committee. The hearings ended on May 19, 1944. Due...

Schrier Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. (also an Army DSC) Robert Taplett Alexander Vandegrift (also an MOH) Lew Walt (two awards) Jim Webb John H. Yancey (two...

the 11,000 Allied troops—under the command of then Major General Alexander Vandegrift and mainly consisting of U.S. Marine Corps units—had secured Tulagi...

Clayton B. Vogel, Commandant Thomas Holcomb ordered Alexander Vandegrift to take command. Vandegrift, the commander of the 1st Marine Division during the...

rehearsals from 28 to 30 July on Koro Island, which Major General Alexander Vandegrift described as a "disaster". On 31 July the entire Marine task force...

which included 9 Groups, including Landing Force, Major General Alexander Vandegrift and Screening Group, Rear Admiral Victor Crutchley, Royal Navy. He...

carried George Henderson's biography of Jackson with him on campaigns. Alexander Vandegrift also idolized Jackson. His last words, "Let us cross over the river...

Turner (4 awards) Stansfield Turner Nathan F. Twining Pedro del Valle Alexander Vandegrift John W. Vessey Jr. Russell R. Waesche Robert Walker Patrick M. Walsh...

positions where they could abolish the units. On 1 January 1944, Gen. Alexander Vandegrift became Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Gen. Gerald C. Thomas...

Marine battalions under the command of U.S. Marine Major General Alexander Vandegrift attacked Japanese troop concentrations at several points around the...

offensive in the Pacific in May 1942, U.S. Marine Major General Alexander Vandegrift was ordered to move his 1st Marine Division from the United States...

1st Marine Division (11,000 men) commanded by Marine Major General Alexander Vandegrift and three carrier groups under Vice Admiral Fletcher: Saratoga, Wasp...

discharged by special order of the Commandant of the Marine Corps Alexander Vandegrift. The Borgstrom's youngest son, Eldon, sometimes spelled Elton, who...

be advanced (after retirement) to the rank of General 18 General Alexander Vandegrift (1887–1973) 1 January 1944 31 December 1947 3 years, 364 days Recipient...

island. Back in Washington, newly appointed Marine Corps Commandant Alexander Vandegrift, the widely respected and highly decorated veteran of Guadalcanal...

battalion-level in scouting and patrolling. He recommended to General Alexander Vandegrift the need of a special "Scout and Sniper unit" for the 1st Marine...

Amphibious Corps, commanded by Major General Alexander Vandegrift, victor of the landcampaign on Guadalcanal. Vandegrift's force, a total of 14,321 men, consisted...

as an officer twice. In 1922, he served as an adjutant to Major Alexander Vandegrift, a future Commandant of the Marine Corps. Puller received orders...

leaders Chester Nimitz Douglas MacArthur Alexander Vandegrift Robert Ghormley William Halsey Jr. Alexander Patch Frank Jack Fletcher Richmond K. Turner...