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Heroic Score69023rd out of 4483
Number of Medals41
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score76270 of 4483
U.S. Marine Corps#8of 291
Amphibious#1of 6
Banana Wars#3of 14
Occupation of Veracruz#2of 11
Nicaraguan Intervention#1of 1
Haitian Intervention#1of 1
World War I#16of 930
Chinese Civil War#1of 2
World War II#13of 925
Battle of Guadalcanal#1of 13
Battle of Bougainville#1of 2
Alexander Vandegrift
General, U.S. Marine Corps
Banana WarsOccupation of VeracruzNicaraguan InterventionHaitian InterventionWorld War IChinese Civil WarWorld War IIBattle of GuadalcanalBattle of Bougainville
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Navy Cross
- Navy Distinguished Service Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States) (2)
- Navy Unit Commendation (2)
- Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal (4)
- Nicaraguan Campaign Medal
- Mexican Service Medal
- Haitian Campaign Medal (2)
- World War I Victory Medal (United States) (2)
- Yangtze Service Medal
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (5)
- World War II Victory Medal
- Order of Orange-Nassau
- Order of Abdón Calderón 1st Class (2)
- Order of the British Empire KBE
- Legion of Honour
- Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross
- Haiti Médaille militaire (6)
- Order of Pao-Ting (Precious Tripod)
- Haitian Distinguished Service Medal
- Cruz de Aviación de Primera Clase
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Biography
Alexander Archer Vandegrift was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps four-star general, Medal of Honor recipient, and a Commandant of the Marine Corps. 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, 1942 in the Solomon Islands, he was awarded the Navy Cross; and, for his actions from August 7 to December 9, 1942, during the Solomon Islands campaign, he received the Medal of Honor. From January 1, 1944 to December 31, 1947, Vandegrift served as the 18th Commandant of the Marine Corps, becoming the first active-duty U.S. Marine to be promoted four-star general in April 1945.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Navy Cross(base 80)
+80Order of Pao-Ting (Precious Tripod)(base 85)
+85Haitian Distinguished Service Medal(base 35)
+35Cruz de Aviación de Primera Clase(base 45)
+45Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×2 (5 medal types))
+345Heroic Score690 pts