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...

Vandegrift may refer to: Alexander Vandegrift (1887–1973), United States Marine Corps Commandant and general Margaret Vandegrift or Margaret Thomson Janvier...

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...

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

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

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Division who renamed it Vandegrift Combat Base after Marine General Alexander Vandegrift. From January–March 1969 Vandegrift was used to support Operation...

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...

The U.S. forces were under the overall command of Major General Alexander Vandegrift, while the Japanese forces were under the overall command of Lieutenant...

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...

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...

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

support between the Navy, Marines, and Army was seen. Major General Alexander Vandegrift formed the Joint Assault Signal Companies based on his experiences...

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

men between 1942 and 1949. Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Alexander Vandegrift, closed down the segregated training in 1949, stating "The experiment...

actress (b. 1902) May 6 – Myrna Fahey, actress (born 1933) May 8 – Alexander Vandegrift, general (born 1887) May 10 – Jack E. Leonard, comedian and actor...

battalions of U.S. Marine and Army troops under the overall command of Alexander Vandegrift and tactical command of Merritt A. Edson, following up on the U.S...