Alexander Vandegrift

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United States Marine Corps general human

Alexander Vandegrift was a highly decorated U.S. Marine Corps general best known for leading the 1st Marine Division to victory in the Guadalcanal Campaign during World War II and later serving as Commandant of the Marine Corps.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Alexander A. Vandegrift	4
Alexander Vandegrift canonical	2
Vandegrift	1

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Marine Corps general ⓘ human ⓘ
allegiance	United States of America ⓘ
awardReceived	Army Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ Medal of Honor ⓘ Navy Cross ⓘ Navy Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ Order of Orange-Nassau ⓘ Order of the Bath ⓘ
conflict	Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
familyName	Alexander Vandegrift self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vandegrift
fieldOfWork	amphibious warfare ⓘ military leadership ⓘ
givenName	Alexander ⓘ
hasHonorificTitle	General ⓘ
isPartOf	United States Marine Corps general officers ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Marine Corps ⓘ
militaryRank	General ⓘ
notableAchievement	Commanded the first major American offensive in the Pacific Theater at Guadalcanal ⓘ First Marine Corps officer to receive the Medal of Honor in World War II for ground combat ⓘ
notableFor	Command of the 1st Marine Division during the Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ Service as Commandant of the Marine Corps during and after World War II ⓘ
notableRole	Key leader in early Pacific campaigns of World War II ⓘ
notableWork	Leadership of the 1st Marine Division at Guadalcanal ⓘ
occupation	military officer ⓘ
positionHeld	Commandant of the Marine Corps ⓘ Commander of the 1st Marine Division ⓘ
serviceNumber	United States Marine Corps officer service number (exact value not provided) ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Watchtower → commander → Alexander Vandegrift ⓘ

Battle of Guadalcanal → opposingCommander → Alexander Vandegrift ⓘ

Alexander Vandegrift → familyName → Alexander Vandegrift self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vandegrift

Battle of the Tenaru → commander → Alexander Vandegrift ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexander A. Vandegrift

Battle of Tulagi → commander → Alexander Vandegrift ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexander A. Vandegrift

Battle for Henderson Field → commander → Alexander Vandegrift ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexander A. Vandegrift

Battle of Alligator Creek → commander → Alexander Vandegrift ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexander A. Vandegrift