Vandegrift, A. A. (Alexander Archer), 1887-1973

President Harry S. Truman stands outside the White House with Congressional Medal of Honor recipients (front row) their family members, and military officials. From left to right, front row: Major Everett P. Pope, United States Marine Corps, North Quincy and Wollaston, Massachusetts; Private First Class Gino J. Merli, United States Army, Peckville, Pennsylvania; Laurett Graham (niece of Lieutenant Rouh); Private First Class Luther Skaggs, Jr., United States Marine Corps, Henderson and Brownsville, Kentucky; and First Lieutenant Carlton Rouh, United States Marine Corps, Lindenwold, New Jersey.

President Harry S. Truman is standing outside the White House with Congressional Medal of Honor recipients (front row) their family members, and military officials. From left to right, front row: Major Everett P. Pope, United States Marine Corps North Quincy and Wollaston, Massachusetts; Private First Class Gino J.

President Harry S. Truman is standing outside the White House with Congressional Medal of Honor recipients (front row) and their family members. From left to right, front row: Major Everett P. Pope, Private Gino J. Merli, Laurett Graham (niece of Lieutenant Rouh), Private First Class Luther Skaggs, Jr., and Lieutenant Carlton Rouh. Left to right, second row: unknown, General George Marshall, President Truman, General Alexander A. Vandegrift, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (third from right) shakes hands with Iwo Jima flag raiser John H. Bradley, while handing out commemorative stamps. This is the first day of issue for the Iwo Jima commemorative postage stamp. Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney is at left. Marine Corps Commandant General A. A. Vandegrift is at right.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (center) shakes hands with Iwo Jima flag raiser John H. Bradley, while handing out commemorative stamps. This is the first day of issue for the Iwo Jima commemorative postage stamp. Marine Corps Commandant General A. A. Vandegrift is fourth from left. All others are unidentified.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (second from left) looks on while an Marine Corps Commandant General A. A. Vandegrift signs a sheet of Battle of Iwo Jima commemorative postage stamps at the first day of issue ceremonies. All others unidentified.

General Alexander A. Vandegrift, the fighting Marine Commandant, appearing before a Senate Committee today, strongly opposed the merger of the Army and the Navy into a single department. From: Beth Gore.

General A. A. Vandegrift, head of the U.S. Marines, told a surprised Senate committee today that proposed unification of the Armed Services would reduce the Marine Corps to "military impotence" and strip it of "everything but name." Vandegrift was the first high active officer in Armed Service to oppose provisions of President Truman's unification program. From: Beth Gore.

Photo showing Post Master General Robert E. Hannegan presenting to Gen. A. A. Vandegrift, Commandant of the U. S. Marine Corps, the first sheet of the Iwo Jima 3-cent stamp. The stamp depicts the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima. From: Beth Gore.

Photo of John H. Bradley, PM 2/C U.S.N., who was in the historic picture of the flag raising on Iwo Jima. Here he is shown receiving a sheet of the issue of the new Iwo Jima three-cent stamp from Post Master General Robert E. Hannegan. Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Wyoming, shown congratulating Bradley while Hannegan and Gen. A. A. Vandegrift, Marine Corps Commandant, look on. From: Beth Gore.