Alexander Vandegrift United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient and Commandant of the Marine Corps
Alexander Vandegrift is a 86 years old United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient and Commandant of the Marine Corps from Charlottesville, Virginia. Alexander Vandegrift was born on March 13, 1887 (died on May 08, 1973, he was 86 years old) in Charlottesville, Virginia. His nickname was A. A. Vandegrift; Alexander Archer Vandegrift.
About
No, he died on 05/08/1973, 50 years ago. He was 86 years old when he died. He died in Bethesda and buried in Arlington National Cemetery .
Awards (14)
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau , awarded Navy Cross , awarded Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal , awarded Navy Distinguished Service Medal , awarded Purple Heart ,
Education
He graduated from University Of Virginia
What was Alexander's zodiac sign?Alexander Vandegrift zodiac sign was pisces.
Other facts about Alexander Vandegrift
| Alias | A. A. Vandegrift; Alexander Archer Vandegrift |
|---|---|
| Award | Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Medal (US Navy), Navy Cross, Legion of Honour, Medal of Honor, Order of the British Empire, Order of Orange-Nassau |
| Battle | Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, United States occupation of Haiti, United States occupation of Veracruz, Guadalcanal Campaign, Mexican Revolution, Banana Wars, Masaya |
| Place of death | Bethesda |
| RestingPlace | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Position held | Commandant Of The Marine Corps , start time: 1944-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1947-12-31T00:00:00Z |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery , point in time: 1973-05-10T00:00:00Z , coordinate location: Point(-77.070253 38.880559) , burial plot reference: Section 2, grave 4965-B |
| Name in native language | Alexander Archer Vandegrift |
| Conflict | Mexican Revolution War |
| Military rank | General |
| Military branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Commander of | 1st Marine Division |
| Place of birth | Charlottesville |
| Family name | Vandegrift. Show people with the surname Vandegrift |
| US National Archives Identifier | 10575895 |
| Given name | Alexander |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Date of death | 1973-05-08T00:00:00Z |
| Allegiance | United States Of America |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ANCExplorer%20Alexander%20Vandegrift%20grave.jpg |
