# 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 while serving in Vietnam.

*United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1947–1967)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1947-01-22
- **Died:** 1967-02-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 9.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

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- [James Anderson Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Anderson_Jr.)
- [Андерсон, Джеймс (морской пехотинец)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BC%D1%81_(%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86))
- [James Anderson mlajši](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Anderson_mlaj%C5%A1i)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12791923)

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