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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Bronze_Star
gptkb:award
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Purple_Heart
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1887-03-13
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_USA
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Alexander_Vandegrift_Jr.
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Marine_Corps_Base_Quantico
Marine Corps Schools
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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Marine Corps history
U. S. military history
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gptkbp:death_date
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1973-05-08
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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General Alexander Vandegrift
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gptkbp:influenced
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Marine Corps leadership
Tactical innovations in warfare
Military education reforms
U. S. military strategy
Marine Corps tactics
Amphibious warfare doctrine
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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Post-war Marine Corps restructuring
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gptkbp:is_recognized_by
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gptkb:U._S._Congress
gptkb:Marine_Corps_Association
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
Leadership in the Pacific Theater
Marine Corps modernization
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Vandegrift_Cup
gptkb:Vandegrift_Hall
Vandegrift Boulevard
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gptkbp:nickname
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Vandy
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:notable_for
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gptkb:1st_Marine_Division
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:General_Thomas_Holcomb
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
Director of the Marine Corps Schools
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:service_years
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1909–1949
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mabel_Vandegrift
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:General_Lemuel_C._Shepherd_Jr.
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