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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals12
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score122409 of 4481
U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291
Marine Corps#61of 273
Vietnam War#141of 217
Operation Prairie III †#1of 2
James Anderson Jr.
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam WarOperation Prairie III †
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Purple Heart
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
- Combat Action Ribbon
- National Defense Service Medal
- Vietnam Service Medal (2)
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Medal
- Republic of Vietnam Military Merit Medal
- Vietnam Gallantry Cross
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Ribbon Rack
Biography
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.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts