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]

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

A graduate of Creighton University, she is married to Amos Charles Anderson.^[3]

The couple lives in Wisconsin.^[4]

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. ^ Peoplefinders listing, accessed 2011-10-04.
4. ^ 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. 

Persondata
Name	Anderson, Marcia Martin
Alternative names
Short description	United States Army general
Date of birth	1958
Place of birth	East Saint Louis, Illinois
Date of death
Place of death