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Alexander Vandegrift

1887 - 1973

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Alexander Archer Vandegrift (March 13, 1887 – May 8, 1973) was a United States Marine Corps highly decorated four-star general, Medal of Honor recipient, and a Commandant of the Marine Corps. 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, 1942 in the Solomon Islands, he was awarded the Navy Cross; and, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Alexander Vandegrift is the 1,308th most popular military personnel (down from 1,243rd in 2024), the 4,459th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,624th in 2019) and the 76th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Alexander Vandegrift ranks 1,310 out of 2,058. Before him are John Fastolf, Charles Robert Jenkins, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, Bardanes Tourkos, Ioannis Frangoudis, Athanasios Diakos, Dimitrios Loundras, and Leo Phokas the Elder. After him are Constantin Constantinescu-Claps, David Barnea, Fayruz al-Daylami, and Constantin von Alvensleben.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Alexander Vandegrift ranks 136. Before him are Rudolf Beran, Pavel Postyshev, Arthur Cravan, Charles Galton Darwin, Patrick O'Connell, and Leo Spitzer. After him are Les Kurbas, Adone Zoli, M. N. Roy, Heino Eller, Ricardo Wolf, and Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Among people deceased in 1973, Alexander Vandegrift ranks 135. Before him are Bobby Darin, Adolfo Zumelzú, Hilda Geiringer, Walter Krüger, Aleksandr Ptushko, and Joe E. Brown. After him are Jim Croce, Oliver Macdonald, Théo Lefèvre, István Kertész, Henry Darger, and Carmine Gallone.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alexander Vandegrift ranks 4,459 out of 20,380. Before him are Clarence Thomas (1948), David Rasche (1944), Timothy Dexter (1747), Robert Surtees (1906), David Riesman (1909), and Reginald Arvizu (1969). After him are Peggy March (1948), Tim Kang (1973), Richard G. Hovannisian (1932), Stuart Whitman (1928), Sanford Meisner (1905), and Elmore Leonard (1925).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Alexander Vandegrift ranks 76. Before him are John Basilone (1916), Lucius D. Clay (1898), George Dewey (1837), David Petraeus (1952), John C. Woods (1911), and Charles Robert Jenkins (1940). After him are William Calley (1943), Albert Sidney Johnston (1803), Theodore Van Kirk (1921), Holland Smith (1882), Naomi Parker Fraley (1921), and Herman Kahn (1922).

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