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===[[Seth Wickersham]]===
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I tagged this for [[wikipedia:proposed deletion|proposed deletion]] on 17th, on the grounds that it's an unsourced orphan living bio. On 22nd an admin browsing the category of ripe prods decided to remove the tag because "There is some claim to notability in the article (writing for ESPN. The Magazine)". Well obvious, I didn't tag it for speedy, but anyway here we are. My proposal is that we either spend the next five days sourcing this article, or delete it. --[[User talk:Tony Sidaway|Tony Sidaway]] 23:47, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
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|placeofbirth=[[North Carolina]]
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|allegiance=[[United States Navy]]
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|rank=[[Landman|Landsman]]
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|unit=[[USS Wyandank|USS ''Wyandank'']]
|battles=[[American Civil War]]
|awards=[[Medal of Honor]]
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'''Aaron Sanderson''' or '''Anderson''' was a [[Union Navy]] sailor during the [[American Civil War]] and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the [[Medal of Honor]].
:'''Keep''' as a stub, with this source [http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=wickersham_seth&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fespn%2fblog%2findex%3fname%3dwickersham_seth]. He not only writes for ESPN, but has written for The Sporting News and was an intern at the Washington Post.--[[User:Sethacus|Sethacus]] 02:01, 23 July 2007 (UTC)(formerly Ispy1981)
Sanderson joined the Navy in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], and by [[22 June]] [[1865]], he was serving as a [[Landman|landsman]] aboard the [[USS Wyandank|USS ''Wyandank'']]. On that day, his ship was involved in an engagement on [[Mattox Creek]] in [[Virginia]], and it was for his actions during the engagement that he was awarded the Medal of Honor three months later, on [[22 June]] [[1865]].
* '''Delete''' not notable per nominator. He appears to be "just a journalist", and the who he writes for does not amount to much of a notability claim. You would expect to see his name of by-lines, but I do not believe it fulfills [[WP:BIO]]. If you remove espn.go.com, he scores [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22seth wickersham%22 -espn.go.com -wikipedia&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=DZq&start=130&sa=N 123 unique GHits] [[User:Ohconfucius|Ohconfucius]] 05:46, 23 July 2007 (UTC) [[User:Ohconfucius|Ohconfucius]] 05:46, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
Landsman Sanderson's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
<blockquote>Served on board the U.S.S. ''Wyandank'' during a boat expedition up Mattox Creek, 17 March 1865. Participating with a boat crew in the clearing of Mattox Creek, L/man Anderson carried out his duties courageously in the face of a devastating fire which cut away half the oars, pierced the [[Launch (boat)|launch]] in many places and cut the barrel off a [[musket]] being fired at the enemy.</blockquote>
== See also ==
* [[List of African American Medal of Honor recipients]]
== References ==
* {{cite web
| publisher = U.S. Army Center of Military History
| title = Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (M-Z)
| work = Medal of Honor Citations
| date = [[2004-09-01]]
| url = http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/mohciv2.htm
| accessdate = 2007-01-14 }}
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