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Portrait of First Lieutenant Alexander Vandegrift, circa 1914-1916US Marine Corps officers Pedro del Valle, Thomas Holcomb, and Alexander Vandegrift inspecting 11th Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States, 1942
Portrait of First Lieutenant Alexander Vandegrift, circa 1914-1916US Marine Corps officers Pedro del Valle, Thomas Holcomb, and Alexander Vandegrift inspecting 11th Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States, 1942
Richmond Turner and Alexander Vandegrift aboard USS McCawley looking at maps of the Tulagi-Guadalcanal operation in the Solomon Islands, circa Jul-Aug 1942Major General Alexander Vandegrift at a field desk on Guadalcanal, circa Aug-Dec 1942
Richmond Turner and Alexander Vandegrift aboard USS McCawley looking at maps of the Tulagi-Guadalcanal operation in the Solomon Islands, circa Jul-Aug 1942Major General Alexander Vandegrift at a field desk on Guadalcanal, circa Aug-Dec 1942
US 1st Marine Division staff at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Aug 1942Admiral Chester Nimitz awarding Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson a gold star to his Navy Cross medal, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 30 Sep 1942
US 1st Marine Division staff at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Aug 1942Admiral Chester Nimitz awarding Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson a gold star to his Navy Cross medal, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 30 Sep 1942
Generals Thomas Holcomb and Alexander Vandegrift on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1942LGen Thomas Holcomb (left front), Col Merritt Edson (right rear), and MGen Alexander Vandegrift touring Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Nov 1942
Generals Thomas Holcomb and Alexander Vandegrift on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1942LGen Thomas Holcomb (left front), Col Merritt Edson (right rear), and MGen Alexander Vandegrift touring Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Nov 1942
USMC Colonel Amor Sims and USMC General Alexander Vandegrift reviewing US 7th Marines Regiment, 1943William Halsey (left) and Alexander Vandegrift (right) at Nouméa, New Caledonia, Jan 1943
USMC Colonel Amor Sims and USMC General Alexander Vandegrift reviewing US 7th Marines Regiment, 1943William Halsey (left) and Alexander Vandegrift (right) at Nouméa, New Caledonia, Jan 1943
MGen A. Vandegrift, Col M Edson, 2Lt M. Paige, and Plt. Sgt. J. Basilone at US 1st Marine Division Medal of Honor ceremony, Balcombe, Australia, 21 May 1943, photo 1 of 2MGen A. Vandegrift, Col M Edson, 2Lt M. Paige, and Plt. Sgt. J. Basilone at US 1st Marine Division Medal of Honor ceremony, Balcombe, Australia, 21 May 1943, photo 2 of 2
MGen A. Vandegrift, Col M Edson, 2Lt M. Paige, and Plt. Sgt. J. Basilone at US 1st Marine Division Medal of Honor ceremony, Balcombe, Australia, 21 May 1943, photo 1 of 2MGen A. Vandegrift, Col M Edson, 2Lt M. Paige, and Plt. Sgt. J. Basilone at US 1st Marine Division Medal of Honor ceremony, Balcombe, Australia, 21 May 1943, photo 2 of 2
Leo Hermle, Alexander Vandegrift, and Julian Smith looking at a Newsmap, New Zealand, 21 Sep 1943Franklin Roosevelt with USMC pilot Kenneth Walsh at the White House, Washington DC, United States, 8 Feb 1944; note Adm Ernest King, LtGen Alexander Vandegrift, Asst Secretary of Navy Ralph Bard, and Mrs Walsh
Leo Hermle, Alexander Vandegrift, and Julian Smith looking at a Newsmap, New Zealand, 21 Sep 1943Franklin Roosevelt with USMC pilot Kenneth Walsh at the White House, Washington DC, United States, 8 Feb 1944; note Adm Ernest King, LtGen Alexander Vandegrift, Asst Secretary of Navy Ralph Bard, and Mrs Walsh
Major General Roy Geiger, Admiral Raymond Spruance, Lieutenant General Holland Smith, Admiral Chester Nimitz, and Lieutenant General Alexander Vandegrift at Guam, 11 Aug 1944Portrait of Alexander Vandegrift, circa mid-1945
Major General Roy Geiger, Admiral Raymond Spruance, Lieutenant General Holland Smith, Admiral Chester Nimitz, and Lieutenant General Alexander Vandegrift at Guam, 11 Aug 1944Portrait of Alexander Vandegrift, circa mid-1945
Alexander Vandegrift and Lewis Puller, circa 1946Chester Nimitz, Dwight Eisenhower, Harvard President James Conant, Henry Arnold, Alexander Vandegrift, and William Cleary at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, 1946
Alexander Vandegrift and Lewis Puller, circa 1946Chester Nimitz, Dwight Eisenhower, Harvard President James Conant, Henry Arnold, Alexander Vandegrift, and William Cleary at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, 1946
Portrait of General Alexander Vandegrift, 1945-1947Portrait of Alexander Vandegrift, 1947
Portrait of General Alexander Vandegrift, 1945-1947Portrait of Alexander Vandegrift, 1947
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