VANDEGRIFT FFG 48
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
- USS VANDEGRIFT FFG-48
Commissioned November 24 1984 - Still Serving
Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate
Keel Laid October 13 1981 - Launched October 15 1982
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- Covers Page 1 (1995,2003)
Postmarks
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Locy Type F |
1995-01-22
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Official Ship's Cachet
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Locy Type F |
2003-05-04
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Official Ship's Cachet
Other Information
USS VANDEGRIFT's awards include: the Meritorious Unit Commendation, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Southwest Asia Service Medal, and five Sea Service Ribbons.
NAMESAKE - General Alexander Archer Vandegrift, USMC (March 13 1887 - May 8 1973)
Gen. Vandergrift served in the US Marine Corps from 1909 to 1949 and saw combat in the following theaters of war: Capture of Cayotepe (Nicaragua), U.S. occupation of Vera Cruz (Mexico), The Banana Wars (Haiti) and World War II (Battle of Guadalcanal and Battle of Empress Augusta Bay).
In March 1942 he was promoted to Major General and assumed command of the First Marine Division. For outstanding services as Commanding General of the First Marine Division, Reinforced, during the attack on Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Gavutu in the Solomon Islands on August 7 1942, he was awarded the Navy Cross, and for the subsequent occupation and defense from August 7 to December 9 1942, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Gen. Vandegrift was the first Marine to hold the title of four-star General and was the 18th Commandant of the Marine Corps from January 1 1944 to June 30 1946. For his outstanding service as Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen Vandegrift was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.
Gen. Vandergrift's decorations, medals, and honors include: Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation (US) with one bronze star, Navy Unit Commendation with one bronze star, Expeditionary Medal with three bronze stars, Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, Mexican Service Medal, Haitian Campaign Medal with one star, World War I Victory Medal with West Indies Clasp and one star,
Yangtze Service Medal, American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four bronze stars, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal. He received the following foreign decorations: Haitian Distinguished Service Medal; Medaille Militaire with one silver star Haiti; Honorary Knight Commander, Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; Companion (Honorary) of the Military Division of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath; Cruz de Aviacion de Primera Clase, Peru; Abdon Calderon of the 1st Class, Ecuador;
Knights Grand Cross in the Order of Orange-Nassau with Swords, Netherlands; the Order of Pao-Tine (Precious Tripod) with Special Clasp, China and Legion of Honor (Grand Officer), France.
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