Marcia Anderson

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Marcia Anderson
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
(3)

Marcia Carol Martin Anderson (

African-American woman to become a major general
in the United States Army Reserve.

Early life

Anderson was born in

St. Louis, Missouri.[1][2]

Career

As a civilian, Anderson served as Clerk of Court for the

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.[3]

Anderson in 2018

Anderson is a 1979 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.[4][5][6] She originally signed up for the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Creighton University because she needed a science credit.[2]

In 2011, Anderson became the first

US Army National Guard.[3][7][8]

Anderson retired from the reserve army in 2016 and from her civilian job in 2019.[9][10] Since 2021, she has served as a member of the Green Bay Packers Executive Committee. [11]

Personal life

Anderson lives in Wisconsin with her husband Amos Charles Anderson; the couple have no children of their own.[12]

Awards

Anderson's military awards and decorations include the

Physical Fitness Badge.[13]

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b McGregor, Jena. "Getting more women into Army leadership". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  3. ^ a b "Major General Marcia M. Anderson was the First African American female major general in the U.S. Army". Army.mil. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  4. ^ "Q & A". Q-and-a.org. 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
  5. 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.
  6. ^ "Lecture highlights women in the military". The Creightonian. April 14, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  7. ^ "HRC deputy becomes Army's first female African-American major general | Article | The United States Army". Army.mil. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  8. ^ Marie, Nicole (2011-10-02). "US Army Selects First Black Female Major General". Essence.com. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  9. ^ Journal, Steven Verburg | Wisconsin State. "Army general from Wisconsin retires with an eye to helping others". madison.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  10. ^ "Lockheed Martin-Led Team Begins Construction On Navy's Littoral Combat Ship, The Future USS Beloit". sdquebec.ca. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Packers.com, the official website of the Green Bay Packers". www.packers.com. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  12. ^ Wagner, Amanda N. (February 2008). "Sitting at the table, front and center" (PDF). Wisconsin Woman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  13. ^ usar.army.mil Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine

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