Marcia Anderson

Marcia Anderson

Anderson receives her second star (promotion to major general) in 2011 (on left is Lt. Gen. Benjamin Freakley)
Born 1957 (age 59–60)
Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S.
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1976–present
Rank Major General

Marcia Carol Martin Anderson (née Mahan, born 1957) became in 2011 the first African-American woman, to achieve the federally recognized rank of major general in the United States Army, United States Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard.[1][2][3]

Early life

She was born in Beloit, Wisconsin, and finished school in St. Louis, Missouri.[4][5]

Career

As a civilian, Anderson serves as Clerk of Court for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.[1]

On being promoted to major general, Anderson bids farewell to her former assignment as deputy commander of the United States Army's Human Resources Command.

A 1979 graduate of Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska a 1986 graduate of Rutgers School of Law–Newark in New Jersey, and a 2003 graduate of the United States Army War College. She is married to Amos Charles Anderson.[6][7][8] She originally signed up for the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Creighton University because she needed a science credit.[5]

Personal life

She lives in Wisconsin.[9]

Awards

Her military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Parachutist Badge, and the Physical Fitness Badge.[10]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Major General Marcia M. Anderson was the First African American female major general in the U.S. Army". Army.mil. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  2. ↑ "HRC deputy becomes Army's first female African-American major general | Article | The United States Army". Army.mil. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  3. ↑ Marie, Nicole (2011-10-02). "US Army Selects First Black Female Major General". Essence.com. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  4. ↑ Barrouquere, Brett; Verburg, Steven (2011-09-29). "Wisconsin native promoted to become highest-ranking black woman in Army". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  5. 1 2 McGregor, Jena. "Getting more women into Army leadership". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  6. ↑ "Q & A". Q-and-a.org. 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
  7. ↑ "Newsletter" (PDF). Law.Newark.Rutgers.edu. Rutgers School of Law-Newark. June 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2015. Marcia Anderson ’86 has been confirmed as a brigadier general in the Army Reserve, the first African-American woman to hold that rank. In her civilian life, she is a Bankruptcy Court clerk.
  8. ↑ "Lecture highlights women in the military". The Creightonian. April 14, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  9. ↑ Wagner, Amanda N. (February 2008). "Sitting at the table, front and center" (PDF). Wisconsin Woman. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  10. ↑ usar.army.mil Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine.

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