Joshua R. Anderson

Died: January 2, 2008

Rank: Private First Class

Unit: 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division

Branch: U.S. Army

Private First Class Joshua R. Anderson died following the detonation of an improvised explosive device on January 2, 2008, in Kamasia, Iraq, near his unit’s base outside Baghdad. A combat medic, Soldier, and respected member of the Army Medical Department, Anderson was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort Stewart, Georgia in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 24-year-old medic had been serving in Iraq for only two months prior to his death. He is buried at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.