James Anderson

Date of Birth: 03/20/1948
Neighborhood: Tacony
High School: Abraham Lincoln High School
Street: Bleigh St.
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: PFC
Date of Casualty: 07/02/1968
Province of Casualty: Quang Tri
Philadelphia Memorial Panel: Panel 1
Panel Row: 15

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Anderson attended Overbrook High School before enlisting in the Marine Corps in May 1966. The 19- year-old private first class, an ammunition carrier with Company E of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, died near Huong Hoa, Vietnam, on May 3, 1967. He was survived by his parents and a sister.

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