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Private First Class James Anderson, Jr (January 22, 1947 - February 28, 1967) 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, 1967, he became the first African-American U.S. Marine recipient of the Medal of Honor.〔 〕〔(Marine James Anderson Jr. is 1st Black Medal of Honor recipient ), August 21 in History, Brainy History.〕〔 ==Biography== Anderson was born on January 22, 1947, in Los Angeles, California. After graduating from senior high school, he attended Los Angeles Harbor Junior College for a year and a half.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=62660 )〕 Private Anderson left college to enlist in the United States Marine Corps on February 17, 1966〔 and received recruit training with the 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California. He was promoted to private first class upon graduation from recruit training in August 1966. He then transferred to Camp Pendleton, California where he received further training with the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Training Regiment. In December 1966, Private 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 he was mortally wounded when he covered a grenade with his body to save his teammates.〔 Private Anderson was interred at Lincoln Memorial Park in Carson, California (Plot L-6).〔(findagrave.com ) record for PFC James Anderson Jr., 9 May 2002 (accessed 21 August 2012)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Anderson, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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