James Anderson Jr
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James Anderson Jr (1947 - 1967)

PFC James Anderson Jr
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USAmap
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Died at age 20 in Cam Lộ, Quảng Trị, Vietnammap
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Private First Class James Anderson Jr served in the United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War
Service started: 17 Feb 1966
Unit(s): Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division
Service ended: 29 Feb 1967
James Anderson Jr was awarded the Medal of Honor.
James Anderson Jr was awarded the Purple Heart.

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.

James was born in 1947 in Los Angeles, California.[1] He was the son of James Anderson, Sr. and Aggiethine Friar.

"In December 1966, Private First Class Anderson arrived in the Republic of Vietnam, where he served as a rifleman with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division in Quang Tri Province. On February 28, 1967, during Operation Prairie II he was killed when he covered a grenade with his body to save his teammates." James "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."[2]

Burial was in the Lincoln Memorial Park, Carson, Los Angeles County, California.[3]


Sources

  1. ↑ * James Junior Anderson in the California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005., Ancestry Record 5247 #3641225
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2022, May 25). James Anderson Jr.. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:24, June 21, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Anderson_Jr.
  3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 September 2020), memorial page for PFC James Anderson Jr. (22 Jan 1947–28 Feb 1967), Find A Grave: Memorial #6404432, citing Lincoln Memorial Park, Carson, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
  • United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 5517; Sheet Number: 71 B; Enumeration District: 19-376, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGN-5QMW
  • "United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZW-RVC : 12 December 2014), James Anderson, NARA NAID 306742, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
  • "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXT-TJV : 22 January 2021), James Jr Anderson, Jr, 1967.
  • "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMS3-4JM : 11 January 2021), James Anderson, 28 Feb 1967; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  • James Anderson Jr in the U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970, National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 1/1/1925 - 6/30/1970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Ancestry Record 2375 #2386467
  • James Anderson in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011., Ancestry Record 2441 #3510737
  • Medal of Honor Citation
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231219375/james-anderson: accessed 10 November 2022), memorial page for PFC James Anderson Jr. (22 Jan 1947–28 Feb 1967), Find A Grave: Memorial #231219375, citing National Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave .
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Lowery-1257 Lincoln Lowery
Here is the military citation he received: "*ANDERSON, JAMES, JR.

Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, 2d Platoon, Company F, 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division. Place and date: Republic of Vietnam, 28 February 1967. Entered service at: Los Angeles, Calif. Born: 22 January 1947, Los Angeles, Calif. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Company F was advancing in dense jungle northwest of Cam Lo in an effort to extract a heavily besieged reconnaissance patrol. Private First Class Anderson's platoon was the lead element and had advanced only about 200 meters when they were brought under extremely intense enemy small-arms and automatic weapons fire. The platoon reacted swiftly, getting on line as best they could in the thick terrain, and began returning fire. Private First Class Anderson found himself tightly bunched together with the other members of the platoon only 20 meters from the enemy positions. As the fire fight continued several of the men were wounded by the deadly enemy assault. Suddenly, an enemy grenade landed in the midst of the marines and rolled alongside Private First Class Anderson's head. Unhesitatingly and with complete disregard for his personal safety, he reached out, grasped the grenade, pulled it to his chest and curled around it as it went off. Although several marines received shrapnel from the grenade, his body absorbed the major force of the explosion. In this singularly heroic act, Private First Class Anderson saved his comrades from serious injury and possible death. His personal heroism, extraordinary valor, and inspirational supreme self-sacrifice reflected great credit upon himself and the Marine Corps and upheld the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country." https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/citations25.html

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