Alexander Vandegrift
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title:
Alexander Vandegrift
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Alexander Archer Vandegrift 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. For his actions from August 7 to December 9, 1942, during the Solomon Islands campaign, he received the Medal of Honor. Vandegrift later served as the 18th Commandant of the Marine Corps. He was the first four-star general on active duty in the Marine Corps.
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USMC Medal of Honor recipient (1887–1973)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Vandegrift
date created:
2004-01-30T13:17:34Z
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2024-09-11T18:53:04Z
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