Rear Admiral Edwin Alexander Anderson Jr.

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Rear Admiral Edwin Alexander Anderson Jr. was a highly decorated U.S. Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient recognized for his valor and leadership in early 20th-century naval operations.

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Rear Admiral Edwin Alexander Anderson Jr. canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Medal of Honor recipient
United States Navy officer
human
allegiance United States of America
awardReceived Navy Distinguished Service Medal
surface form: Distinguished Service Medal (US Navy)

Medal of Honor
Navy Cross
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
causeOfDeath natural causes
conflict Philippine–American War
Spanish–American War
United States occupation of Veracruz in 1914
surface form: United States occupation of Veracruz

World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1860-07-16
dateOfDeath 1933-09-23
education United States Naval Academy
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Anderson
fieldOfWork military leadership
naval warfare
genre naval operations in early 20th century
givenName Edwin
hasHonorificSuffix USN
hasOccupation military leader
honorificPrefix Rear Admiral
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch United States Navy
militaryRank Admiral (retired list designation sometimes used historically)
Rear Admiral (Royal Navy)
surface form: Rear admiral
militaryUnit Asiatic Squadron
surface form: Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy

Atlantic Fleet
surface form: United States Atlantic Fleet
nativeLanguage English
notableAward Medal of Honor for actions at Veracruz, Mexico, 1914
notableFor Valor and leadership in early 20th-century U.S. naval operations
notableWork Leadership of U.S. naval landing forces at Veracruz, Mexico, 1914
occupation naval officer
partOf Officer corps of the United States Navy
placeOfBirth Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
placeOfDeath Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
positionHeld Commander, Cruiser and Transport Force (World War I)
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces at Veracruz landing operations
reasonForAward Extraordinary heroism in battle at Veracruz, Mexico, 1914 (Medal of Honor)
residence Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
serviceNumber United States Navy officer (no publicly used service number)
sexOrGender male

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USS Anderson (DD-411) namedAfter Rear Admiral Edwin Alexander Anderson Jr.