List of Famous people with last name Vandegrift

Alexander Vandegrift

First Name Alexander

Last Name Vandegrift

Born on March 13, 1887

Died on May 8, 1973 (aged 86)

Born in United States of America, Virginia

General Alexander Archer Vandegrift, USMC 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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