News - Lone, Selfless Hero Honored By 1st Marine Division

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News - Lone, Selfless Hero Honored By 1st Marine Division

A barefoot, gaunt and ghostly man dressed in rags and accompanied by native scouts descended Mount Austen in Guadalcanal a week after the 1st Marine Division, commanded by Gen. Alexander Archer Vandegrift, captured and claimed what came to be known as Henderson Field. Sentries were overwhelmed by his ghastly appearance, but nonetheless welcomed the man who played a key role in the Division’s victory over Japanese opposition in Guadalcanal.

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