Richard A. Anderson

United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1948–1969)
Person human Q7323539
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Richard A. Anderson

Summary

Richard A. Anderson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2]. He was born on +1948-04-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Quảng Trị[4]. He died on +1969-08-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a military personnel[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Richard A. Anderson's place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2].
  • Richard A. Anderson died in Quảng Trị[4].
  • Richard A. Anderson was born on +1948-04-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard A. Anderson died on +1969-08-24T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Richard A. Anderson is buried at Forest Park Cemetery[8].
  • Richard A. Anderson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Richard A. Anderson worked as a military personnel[6].
  • Richard A. Anderson's education included a stint at San Jacinto College[10].
  • Richard A. Anderson received the Medal of Honor[11].
  • Richard A. Anderson received the Purple Heart[12].
  • Richard A. Anderson's image is recorded as Richard Allen Anderson.jpg[13].
  • Richard A. Anderson is recorded as male[14].
  • Richard A. Anderson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Richard A. Anderson's military branch is recorded as United States Marine Corps[16].
  • Richard A. Anderson's Commons category is recorded as Richard A. Anderson[17].
  • Richard A. Anderson's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 18074[18].
  • Richard A. Anderson's participated in conflict is recorded as Vietnam War[19].
  • Richard A. Anderson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c3r9f[20].
  • Richard A. Anderson's family name is recorded as Anderson[21].
  • Richard A. Anderson's given name is recorded as Richard[22].
  • Richard A. Anderson's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Richard A. Anderson[23].
  • Richard A. Anderson's Commons gallery is recorded as Richard Allen Anderson[24].
  • Richard A. Anderson's military casualty classification is recorded as killed in action[25].
  • Richard A. Anderson's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Anderson-24748[26].
  • Richard A. Anderson's Handbook of Texas ID is recorded as fanyy[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Richard A. Anderson was born in Washington, D.C.[2]. He was born on +1948-04-16T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Richard A. Anderson's education included a stint at San Jacinto College[10].

Career and Affiliations

Richard A. Anderson worked as a military personnel[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Medal of Honor[11], a courage award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1862[30] and Purple Heart[12], a medallion[31], in United States[32], founded in 1932[33].

Death and Burial

Richard A. Anderson died on +1969-08-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Quảng Trị[4]. Burial took place at Forest Park Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

Richard A. Anderson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Richard A. Anderson born?

Born in Washington, D.C.[2], Richard A. Anderson…

Where did Richard A. Anderson die?

Richard A. Anderson died in Quảng Trị[4].

What did Richard A. Anderson do for work?

Richard A. Anderson worked as military personnel[6].

Where did Richard A. Anderson go to school?

Richard A. Anderson was educated at San Jacinto College[10].

What awards did Richard A. Anderson receive?

Honors received include Medal of Honor[11] and Purple Heart[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . cmohs.org. cmohs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . history.army.mil. history.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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