Alexander Vandegrift
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 51 years ago |
Date of birth | March 13,1887 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Charlottesville |
Virginia | |
United States | |
Date of died | May 8,1973 |
Died | Bethesda |
Maryland | |
United States | |
Job | Army officer |
Buri | Arlington National Cemetery |
Rank | General |
Year of servic | 1909–1949 |
Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal |
Navy Cross | |
American Campaign Medal | |
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal | |
Servicebranch | United States Marine Corps |
Books | American Campaign Medal |
Once a Marine: The Memoirs of General A.A. Vandegrift, United States Marine Corps | |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Virginia |
Charlottesville High School | |
Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 464260 |
Alexander Vandegrift Life story
Alexander Archer Vandegrift, was a U.S. 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.