Gen. Alexander Archer Vandegrift
Gen. Alexander Archer Vandegrift was born in Charlottesville on 13 Mar. 1887. He entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1909 and served
on posts in the Caribbean, Central America,
China, and the United States. 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 the Medal of Honor.
He also served as the Commandant of the Marine Corps from l944 to 1947 and in 1945
became the first active-duty Marine four-star general. He died on 8 May 1973 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Marker is at the intersection of East High Street and 4th Street NE, on the right when traveling east on East High Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
