Marcia Anderson

Marcia M. Anderson

While Fort Knox's commander, Lt. Gen. Benjamin Freakley (left), looks on, Anderson receives her second star (promotion to major general) pinned on by her husband Amos Charles Anderson.
Born East Saint Louis, Illinois
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1976 – present
Rank Major General (United States)

Marcia Carol Martin Anderson became in 2011 the first African-American woman to achieve the rank of major general in the United States Army Reserve.[1] She was born 1958 in Beloit, Wisconsin, and finished school in East Saint Louis, Illinois.[2]

As a civilian, General Anderson serves as clerk for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.[3]

A graduate of Creighton University and Rutgers Law School, she is married to Amos Charles Anderson.[4][5] The couple lives in Wisconsin.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Wales, Andrea (2011-09-29). "HRC Deputy Becomes Army's First Female African-American Major General". Army Reserve. http://www.usar.army.mil/arweb/NewsAndMedia/storiesfromthefront/Pages/HRCDeputyBecomesArmy'sFirstFemaleAfrican-AmericanMajorGeneral.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-04. 
  2. ^ Barrouquere, Brett; Verburg, Steven (2011-09-29). "Wisconsin native promoted to become highest-ranking black woman in Army". Wisconsin State Journal. http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/article_9c5745bc-eaf1-11e0-b3e7-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1ZrtQOiTC. Retrieved 2011-10-04. 
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Peoplefinders listing, accessed 2011-10-04.
  5. ^ [2].
  6. ^ Wagner, Amanda N. (2008-02). "Sitting at the table, front and center". Wisconsin Woman. http://www.wisconsinwomanmagazine.com/Feb08/P0208_full.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-04.