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	FFG 48 Vandegrift
		USS VANDEGRIFT (FFG 48), named for Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift, U.S. Marine Corps, was built at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington, and was commissioned on 24 November 1984.
		CREST: General Vandegrift's medals and decorations are represented in the crest: the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross and the distinguished Service Medal, the last referred to by the blue around the cross.
		Major Vandegrift returned to this country in April 1923, and was assigned to the Marine Barracks at Quantico, Virginia.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/ffg-48.htm (1724 words)

	Guadalcanal
		Vandegrift also had the use of a select group of infantrymen who were training to be scouts and snipers under the leadership of Colonel William J. "Wild Bill" Whaling, and experienced jungle hand, marksman, and hunter, whom he had appointed to run a school to sharpen the division's fighting skills.
		Vandegrift sent forward a company of raiders to reinforce the 5th, and it took a holding position on the right, towards the beach.
		Vandegrift had already argued with his superiors that when his men eventually got relieved they should not be sent to another tropical island hospital, but rather to a place where there was a real change of atmosphere and climate.
	www.nelsonresidence.com /steveneggie/guadalcanal.htm (17574 words)

	Amphibious Warfare: Second World War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Turner's transports carried Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift's 1st Marine Division, reinforced by a regiment from the 2nd Marine Division, which brought the size of the landing force to approximately 19,000 men.
		Vandegrift's units established a defensive perimeter in the broken terrain and dense jungle in the area around Henderson, and waited for the inevitable Japanese reaction.
		In December 1942, General Vandegrift and his 1st Marine Division were relieved by General Alexander Patch and the Army's Americal Division.
	www.exwar.org /Htm/8000PopD1.htm (2160 words)

	First Offensive: The Marine Campaign for Guadalcanal (Introduction)
		Commissioned a Marine lieutenant in 1909, Vandegrift received an early baptism of fire in 1912 during the bombardment, assault, and capture of Coyotepe in Nicaragua.
		Vandegrift would spend the greater part of the next decade in Haiti, where he fought Caco bandits, and served as a inspector of constabulary with the Gendarmerie d'Haiti.
		Prior to Pearl Harbor, Vandegrift was appointed assistant to the Major General Commandant, and in April 1940 received the single star of a brigadier general.
	www.nps.gov /wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003117-00/sec1.htm (1954 words)

	Alexander Vandegrift
		Alexander Vandegrift was born in the United States in 1887.
		Vandegrift had the task of removing the stranglehold of the Japanese in the South Pacific and conducted his first successful amphibious landings at Guadalcanal on 7th August, 1942.
		Vandegrift, who was awarded the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor, for his achievements on Guadalcanal, was relieved by General Alexander Patch and the 14th Corps in December.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWvandegrift.htm (209 words)

	HD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		General Alexander Archer Vandegrift, World War II Medal of Honor recipient and 18th Commandant of the Marine Corps, was born on 13 March 1887 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
		Major Vandegrift returned to the U.S. in April 1923 and was assigned to the Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia.
		General Vandegrift held an honorary degree of Doctor of Military Science from Pennsylvania Military College, and honorary degrees of Doctor of Law from Harvard, Colgate, Brown, Columbia, and Maryland Universities and John Marshall College.
	hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil /HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Vandegrift_AA.htm (754 words)

	Simonsays.com > SimonSays > Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal (Mass Market Paperback) > Read an Excerpt
		One risky element of Vandegrift's defensive scheme was the heavily jungled inland flank.
		Vandegrift countered this danger by placing the 1st Engineer Battalion near the ridge and assigning the battalion a security mission to patrol it during the night.
		Vandegrift christened the airstrip Henderson Field in honor of Maj. Lofton R. Henderson, a marine squadron commander who gave his life at the Battle of Midway.
	www.simonsays.com /content/book.cfm?sid=33&pid=419978&agid=2 (4848 words)

	USS Vandegrift (FFG 48)
		Marine Corps General Alexander A. Vandegrift was born on 13 March 1887, in Charlottesville, Virginia.
		In 1942, Vandegrift sailed to the South Pacific as Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division and led his men in the initial landing of the U.S. forces against the Japanese at Guadalcanal.
		USS VANDEGRIFT, named for Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift, U.S. Marine Corps, was built at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington, and was commissioned on 24 November 1984.
	www.navysite.de /ffg/FFG48.HTM (899 words)

	Fuquea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Vandegrift augmented the infantry regiments in the assault with battalions from the 2nd Marine Raiders Regiment.
		Vandegrift and his planners had the benefit not only of their own experience on Guadalcanal but also, as noted, of the opportunity to watch the Army's XIV Corps become mired in an overland attack against a well defended and strongly fortified Japanese perimeter on New Georgia.
		For the final planning stages, Vandegrift moved his headquarters from Noumea to Guadalcanal, where the Marine staff was collocated with not only the 3rd Marine Division, which would execute the attack, but also with Wilkinson's III Amphibious Force headquarters, which would support it.
	www.nwc.navy.mil /press/review/1997/winter/art6wi97.htm (6882 words)

	US People--Vandegrift, Alexander A., General, USMC.
		Alexander Archer Vandegrift was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, on 13 March 1887.
		Major General Vandegrift took his division to the south Pacific in May 1942 and led it in the long, harsh but successful campaign to seize and hold Guadalcanal between August and December 1942.
		General Alexander A. Vandegrift was relieved as Commandant at the beginning of 1948 and formally retired in April 1949.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/pers-us/uspers-v/aa-vandg.htm (994 words)

	The Invasion of Guadalcanal
		The 1st Marine Division, under the command of MajorGeneral Alexander A. Vandegrift, was given the task to carry out the invasion.
		General Vandegrift was not pleased that the Marines did not have enough information about the coral reef around the landing area, or the little knowledge of the interior jungle of the island.
		In the meantime, on 18 Sept, General Vandegrift was finally able to secure the necessary supplies of tanks, rations, ammunition, aviation fuel, and reinforcements in the form of the 7th Marine Regiment.Vandegrift was also presented 3000 men of the 164th RCT.
	www.geocities.com /stu_hill/Guadalcanal.html (2503 words)

	Guadalcanal
		Alexander A. Vandegrift (USMC) commanded the 1st Marine Division, the assault landing force.
		General Vandegrift now moved into the second phase of his operations on Guadalcanal: pushing out his perimeter far enough so that Japanese artillery could not reach Henderson Field and overrunning the Seventeenth Army headquarters at Kokumbona, nine miles west of the airfield.
		Vandegrift suddenly stopped his attacks in mid-November when he learned the Japanese would soon attempt a major reinforcement via the "Tokyo Express," the almost nightly run of supply-laden destroyers to the island.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/brochures/72-8/72-8.htm (7764 words)

	HyperWar: First Offensive: The Marine Campaign for Guadalcanal
		Whenever a work about the Guadalcanal operation is published, one of the pictures always included is that of Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift, 1st Marine Division commanding general, and his staff officers and commanders, who posed for the photograph on 11 August 1942, just four days after the assault landings on the island.
		In an effort to counter the adverse influence on morale of the day and night air attacks, Vandegrift began making tours of the division perimeter every morning to talk to as many of his Marines as possible, and to keep a personal eye on the command.
		The Silver Star was presented to him personally by Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift, commanding general of the 1st Marine Division, for refusing to give information under Japanese torture.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USMC/USMC-C-Guadalcanal (18515 words)

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		With Vandegrift at Wellington were his command post, the 5th Marines, and elements of the 11th Marines; at sea en route to New Zealand were the division rear echelon, the 1st Marines, and the remainder of the 11th.
		By nightfall on D-Day, General Vandegrift's men were dug in in positions just short of the airfield site and had yet to contact their first enemy soldier.
		On 9 December, General Vandegrift turned over command of the forces on Guadalcanal to Major General Alexander M. Patch, commander of the Americal Division, as the 1st Marine Division was officially relieved.
	www.au.af.mil /au/awc/awcgate/usmchist/guad.txt (3542 words)

	Amphibious Warfare: Cold War Era (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In the wake of the nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946, the Special Board appointed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Alexander Vandegrift, examined the implications of atomic weapons on amphibious warfare.
		In light of this, the board recommended that the Marine Corps establish an experimental helicopter squadron to study the characteristics of amphibious operations with these aircraft, and to develop requirements for future military helicopter designs.
		General Vandegrift concurred with these findings and ordered the head of Marine Corps Schools, Major General Oliver Smith, to oversee an immediate effort to implement the board's recommendations.
	www.exwar.org /Htm/8000PopE2.htm (1045 words)

	Alexander Patch
		Alexander Patch, the son of an army officer, was born in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, United States on 23rd November, 1889.
		In July 1945 Patch was promoted to lieutenant general and placed in command of the 4th Army based in San Antonio, Texas.
		Alexander Patch died of pneumonia on 21st November 1945.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWpatch.htm (300 words)

	Vandegrift crew helps keep Yoko beautiful (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Considine said this is the first time the Vandegrift crew helped to clean Vandegrift Lane, but he added that this will be a monthly tradition of physical training and civic service to the local community.
		Considine as well as the entire crew are aware of the importance the name Vandegrift has not only to the crew of the ship, but also the base where the name is prominantly displayed on several signs crisscrossing the base.
		General Alexander A. Vandegrift was the commanding general of the First Marine Division during World War II and led his men in the initial landing of the U.S. forces against the Japanese at Guadalcanal.
	www.c7f.navy.mil /news/2000/04/11.htm (365 words)

	Vandegrift Family Genealogy Forum
		Vandegrift of Philadelphia - Larry B. Benjamin Vandegrift Hampshire Co.,VA / WV - peggy sezna 3/20/04
		Re: Alexander Archer Vandegrift, USMC - Sharron Gunter 3/30/05
		Re: Alexander Archer Vandegrift, USMC - pamela holeton 7/15/01
	genforum.genealogy.com /vandegrift (761 words)

	1942-1943: GUADALCANAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		On 7 December 1941, Imperial Japanese forces launched almost simultaneous attacks on Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, Wake Island, Guam, Hong Kong, and the Malay Peninsula followed by a rapid southward advance of Japanese ground and naval forces in the following months.
		Alexander A. Vandegrift, followed heavy naval preparatory fires and landed at Red Beach, a stretch of grey sand near the Tenaru River, with little opposition, the first American landing of World War II.
		Alexander M. Patch in command of all American units on the island, reorganized as XIV Corps.
	www.olive-drab.com /od_history_ww2_ops_battles_1942guadalcanal.php (2078 words)

	HISTORY
		Port visits included Pearl Harbor; Subic Bay in the Republic of the Philippines; Karachi, Pakistan; Mombasa, Kenya; Maxime, France; Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico; and St. Croix and St.
		VANDEGRIFT participated in exercises with India, Qatar and Pakistan,helping to strenthen U.S. relations in that area.
		VANDEGRIFT changed homeport to San Diego in February, 1993.
	www.vandegrift.navy.mil /HISTORY.htm (507 words)

	MARINE CORPS MEDALS
		General Vandegrift went on to be the Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1 Jan 1944 -- 31 Dec 1947 as a four star general.
		His tenacity, courage, and resourcefulness prevailed against a strong, determined, and experienced enemy, and the gallant fighting spirit of the men under his inspiring leadership enabled them to withstand aerial, land, and sea bombardment, to surmount all obstacles, and leave a disorganized and ravaged enemy.
		This dangerous but vital mission, accomplished at the constant risk of his life, resulted in securing a valuable base for further operations of our forces against the enemy, and its successful completion reflects great credit upon Major General Vandegrift, his command, and the United States Naval Service.
	www.marine-family.org /corps/medals/mohstats.htm (536 words)

	Guadalcanal - Military History Bibliography
		Thoughtful autobiography of General Alexander A. Vandegrift who commanded the 1st Marine Division when it assaulted Guadalcanal on August 7, 1942.
		It is interesting to hear General Vandegrifts views on the campaign and some of the main characters in it.
		He gives great credit to the soldiers, sailors and airmen he fought with but is reticent to claim any for himself.
	www.waszak.com /guadalcanal.htm (1201 words)

	American Mariners in World War II: First to Go; Last to Return
		Among them were the entire crews of the Liberty ships SS Lewis L. Dyche and SS John Burke who died when Japanese kamikaze suicide planes vaporized their ammunition-loaded ships.
		Alexander A. Vandegrift, Marine Corps Commandant, the merchant marine "participated in every landing operation by the United States Marine Corps from Guadalcanal to Iwo Jima," suffering the highest casualty rate of any service during World War II, with 1 in 29 killed in action.
		Merchant mariners were on the front lines the moment their ships left U.S. ports, subject to attack by submarines, surface raiders, mines, bombers, kamikaze, and land-based artillery.
	www.usmm.org /pearlharbor.html (759 words)

	Virginia Historical Markers
		Alexander Archer Vandegrift was born in Charlottesville on 13 Mar. 1887.
		General Vandegrift led American forces in their first successful major Pacific offensive in World War II at Guadalcanal and was awarded the Navy Cross and Medal of Honor.
		He also served as the Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1944 to 1947 and in 1945 became the first active-duty Marine four-star general.
	www.historical-markers.org /distance/index.cgi?mid=145_4543 (5462 words)

	U.S. Marine Raiders - Official Web Site Pacific Marine Raiders WWII
		Major General Vandegrift, on their first meeting was indeed positive, recognizing Clemens value as an addition to his staff and placed great responsibility upon him, " ---and told me to take complete charge of all matters of native administration and intelligence outside the perimeter.
		The troops were landed at Aola and were spearheaded by the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion under the command of Lt. Colonel Evans F. Carlson.
		The prefaces by General Alexander Archer Vandegrift, USMC and Sir Philip Mitchell, K.C.M.G., M.C. are highly complimentary.
	www.usmarineraiders.org /book1.htm (1884 words)

	NOTAM Board - The Marine Helicopter And The Korean War
		The Commandant, General Alexander A. Vandegrift, acted by referring General Geiger's letter to a special board of General officers with instructions to:...propose, after thorough research and deliberation, the broad concepts and principles which the Marine Corps should follow, and the major steps which it should take, to wage successful amphibious warfare at some future date...
		The board further recommended that an experimental Marine helicopter squadron be organized to train pilots and mechanics and that the Marine Corps Schools develop a tentative doctrine for helicopter employment.
		General Vandegrift concurred with the special board's results and began the actions to make Marine helicopters a reality.
	www.popasmoke.com /notam2/showthread.php?t=4980 (3791 words)

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