caption serviceyears laterwork branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance awards image_size birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
lt.col . benjamin vandervoort 1937-1946 cia 25px united states army 2nd battalion , 505th pir 22 november 1990 hilton head island , south carolina gasport , new york united states of america distinguished service cross 200 03 march 1917 `` vandy '' colonel ltcvandervoort505.jpg benjamin h. vandervoort
 benjamin h. vandervoort
benjamin h. vandervoort

benjamin hayes `` vandy '' vandervoort -lrb- 3 march 1917 in gasport , new york -- 22 november 1990 in hilton head island , south carolina -rrb- was a colonel in the united states army , who fought in world war ii .
he was twice awarded the distinguished service cross .
he was portrayed by john wayne in the d-day film `` the longest day '' .
