Vandegrift, A. A. (Alexander Archer), 1887-1973

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Vandegrift, A. A. (Alexander Archer), 1887-1973

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Vandegrift, Alexander Archer 1887-1973

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Vandegrift, Archie, 1887-1973

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Sunny Jim, 1887-1973

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1887-03-13

March 13, 1887

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1973-05-08

May 8, 1973

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General Alexander Archer Vandegrift, USMC (March 13, 1887 – May 8, 1973) 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 on August 7 to December 9, 1942, in 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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https://id.loc.gov/authorities/no93015772

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10575895

https://viaf.org/viaf/25551568

https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q361467

https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no93015772

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Communism

Guadalcanal, Battle of

Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943

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World War II, 1939-1945

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Bethesda

MD, US

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Charlottesville

VA, US

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