James Anderson, Jr.
Military Person
1947 – 1967
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Who was James Anderson, Jr.?
Private First Class James Anderson, Jr was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism while serving in Vietnam in February 1967. When his Medal of Honor was awarded on August 21, 1968, he became the first African-American U.S. Marine recipient of the Medal of Honor.
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- Born
- Jan 22, 1947
Los Angeles - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Feb 28, 1967
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on July 23, 2013
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