<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Anderson_Jr." id="mwASQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="James Anderson Jr.">James Anderson Jr.</a> posthumously receives the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" id="mwASU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> to be awarded to an <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American" id="mwASY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="African American">African American</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" id="mwASc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States Marine Corps">U.S. Marine</a>.