Marcia Anderson

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Marcia Anderson
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Anderson receives her second star (promotion to major general) in 2011 (on left is Lt. Gen. Benjamin Freakley)
Born 1957 (age 66–67)
Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S.
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1976–present
Rank US-O8 insignia.svg Major General

Marcia Carol Martin Anderson (née Mahan, born 1957) became in 2011 the second African-American woman, after Rosetta Burke, to achieve the rank of major general in the United States Army Reserve.[1][2][3] She was born in Beloit, Wisconsin, and finished school in St. Louis, Missouri.[4][5]

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

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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 and a 1986 graduate of Rutgers School of Law–Newark in New Jersey, 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] She lives in Wisconsin.[9]

Her military awards and decorations include the 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]

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