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{{Infobox Military Person |
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|name= Alfred M. Gray, Jr. |
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|born= {{birth date and age|1928|6|22}} |
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|died= |
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|placeofbirth= [[Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey]] |
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|image= [[Image:Alfred Gray, official military photo color.JPEG|200px]] |
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|caption= 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps (1987-1991) |
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|allegiance= {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States|United States of America]] |
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|branch=[[United States Marine Corps]] |
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|serviceyears= 1950-1991 |
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|rank= [[General officer|General]] |
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|commands=[[1st Battalion 2nd Marines]]<br/>[[2nd Marine Regiment (United States)|2nd Marine Regiment]]<br/>[[4th Marine Regiment (United States)|4th Marine Regiment]]<br/>[[33d Marine Amphibious Unit]]<br/>[[2nd Marine Division (United States)|2nd Marine Division]]<br/>[[II Marine Expeditionary Force]]<br/>[[Marine Forces Atlantic]]<br/>[[Commandant of the Marine Corps]] |
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|battles= [[Korean War]]<br/>[[Vietnam War]] |
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|awards= [[Distinguished Service Medal (United States)|Distinguished Service Medal]]<br/>[[Silver Star]]<br/>[[Legion of Merit]]<br/>[[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]]<br/>[[Purple Heart]] |
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General '''Alfred M. Gray, Jr.''' (born June 22, 1928) was the twenty-ninth [[Commandant of the Marine Corps]]. |
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==Marine Corps service== |
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Gray enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps]] in 1950. He served overseas with [[Fleet Marine Force|Fleet Marine Force (FMF)]], Pacific, attaining the rank of sergeant before being commissioned a [[second lieutenant#United States|second lieutenant]] in April 1952. His early tours included service with [[11th Marine Regiment (United States)|11th Marines]] and [[7th Marine Regiment (United States)|7th Marines]], [[1st Marine Division (United States)|1st Marine Division]] in [[Korea]], the [[8th Marine Regiment (United States)|8th Marine Regiment]], [[2nd Marine Division (United States)|2nd Marine Division]] at [[Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune]], [[North Carolina]], and [[Headquarters Marine Corps]], [[Washington, D.C.]], during which he saw service in [[Guantanamo Bay Naval Base|Guantanamo Bay]] and [[Vietnam]]. |
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As a major, Gray joined the [[12th Marine Regiment (United States)|12th Marine Regiment]], [[3rd Marine Division (United States)|3rd Marine Division]] in Vietnam in October 1965, serving concurrently as regimental communications officer, regimental training officer, and artillery aerial observer. He took command of the Composite Artillery Battalion and U.S. Free World Forces at [[Gio Linh]] in April 1967. In September 1967, Gray was reassigned to the III Marine Amphibious Force in [[Da Nang]] where he commanded the [[Radio Battalion|1st Radio Battalion]] elements throughout I Corps until February 1968. Following a brief tour in the United States, he returned to Vietnam from June to September 1969 in conjunction with surveillance and reconnaissance matters in the I Corps area. |
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After his Vietnam tour, Gray served as Commanding Officer of the [[1st Battalion 2nd Marines|1st Battalion, 2nd Marines]], Battalion Landing Team 1/2; the [[2nd Marine Regiment (United States)|2nd Marine Regiment]]; the [[4th Marine Regiment (United States)|4th Marine Regiment]]; and Camp Commander of [[Camp Hansen]], [[Okinawa]], [[Japan]]. While commanding the 33rd Marine Amphibious Unit and Regimental Landing Team-4, and concurrently serving as Deputy Commander, 9th Marines Amphibious Brigade, Gray directed the Southeast Asia evacuation operations in 1975. |
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Advanced to brigadier general in March 1976, General Gray served as Commanding General, Landing Force Training Command, Atlantic, and the 4th Marine Amphibious Brigade. Promoted to [[Major general (United States)|major general]] in February 1980, he assumed command of the [[2nd Marine Division (United States)|2nd Marine Division]], FMF, Atlantic, Camp Lejueune, N.C., in June 1981. Following his promotion to lieutenant general on August 29, 1984, he was reassigned as Commanding General, FMF, Atlantic/Commanding General, [[II Marine Expeditionary Force|II MAF]], and Commanding General, FMF, Europe. General Gray was promoted to general and became Commandant of the Marine Corps on July 1, 1987. |
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His appointment as Commandant of the Marine Corps was advocated by [[Jim Webb]], then [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]].{{fact|date=May 2007}} |
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==Television Appearances== |
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Gen Gray appeared on the Birthday Ball episode of [[Major Dad]], a second season episode that celebrated the 215th birthday of the Marine Corps. He appeared as himself. |
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==Namesake== |
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The Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia is the home of the Alfred M. Gray Research Center. The center houses the Marine Corps Archives and Special Collections, the Quantico Base Library, and the research library for the [[Marine Corps University]], as well a conference center. General Gray routinely stops by to donate his recently read books.{{fact|date=May 2007}} |
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==Awards and decorations== |
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General Gray’s personal decorations and awards include: |
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|[[Image:Navy Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|60px]] |
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|[[Navy Distinguished Service Medal]] |
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|[[Image:Silver Star ribbon.svg|60px]] |
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|[[Silver Star]] |
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|{{ribbon devices |
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| number = 1 |
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| type = award-star |
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| other_device = v |
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| ribbon = Legion of Merit ribbon.svg |
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| width = 60 |
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}} |
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|[[Legion of Merit]] (with Combat “V” and a gold star in lieu of a second award) |
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| number = 3 |
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| type = award-star |
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| other_device = v |
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| ribbon = Bronze Star ribbon.svg |
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| width = 60 |
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}} |
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|[[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] (with Combat “V” and three gold stars in lieu of second, third and fourth awards) |
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|{{ribbon devices |
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| number = 1 |
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| type = award-star |
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| ribbon = Purple Heart BAR.svg |
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| width = 60 |
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}} |
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|[[Purple Heart]] (with gold star in lieu of a second Purple Heart) |
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|[[Image:Meritorious Service ribbon.svg|60px]] |
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|[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] |
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|[[Image:Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg|60px]] |
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|[[Joint Service Commendation Medal]] |
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|[[Image:Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg|60px]] |
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|[[Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal]] |
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|{{ribbon devices |
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| number = 1 |
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| ribbon = Combat action ribbon.gif |
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|[[Combat Action Ribbon]] (with a gold star in lieu of a second award) |
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|} |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of Korean War veterans who are recipients of the Bronze Star]] |
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{{portal|United States Marine Corps|USMC_logo.svg}} |
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{{clear}} |
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==References== |
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*{{cite web|url=http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Gray_AM.htm |
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|title=General Alfred M. Gray, Jr., USMC |
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|work=Who's Who in Marine Corps History |
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|publisher=History Division, United States Marine Corps}} |
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*{{cite web|accessdate=2007-05-25 |
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|url=http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1987/061687c.htm |
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|title=Nomination of Lieutenant General Alfred M. Gray, Jr., To Be Commandant of the Marine Corps |
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|date=June 16, 1987 |
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|publisher=Ronald Reagan Presidential Library}} |
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{{succession box |before = Gen. [[Paul X. Kelley]] |title = [[Commandant of the Marine Corps|Commandant of the United States Marine Corps]] |years = 1987–1991 |after = Gen. [[Carl Epting Mundy, Jr.|Carl E. Mundy, Jr.]]}} |
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{{CMC}} |
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{{Persondata |
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|NAME= Gray, Alfred M., Jr. |
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|ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Marine Corps general |
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|DATE OF BIRTH= |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey]] |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Alfred M., Jr.}} |
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[[Category:1928 births]] |
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[[Category:American military personnel of the Korean War]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:People from Ocean County, New Jersey]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Silver Star medal]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Legion of Merit]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Bronze Star medal]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Purple Heart medal]] |
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[[Category:United States Marine Corps Commandants]] |
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[[Category:United States Marine Corps generals]] |
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[[Category:American military personnel of the Vietnam War]] |
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