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M 20 June 1970 REAR ADMIRAL HERBERT H. ANDERSON, U.S. NAVY Rear Admiral ANDERSON is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter ANDERSON of Bath, New York. He graduated from Savona Centr I S . I a chool in Savona, New York, in 1936 and entered Buckness University at Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, the same year. He was appoint- ed to the United States Naval Academy from New York's 37th Congressional Distr' t b the Honorable W Sterling Cole H . 'C J' I . 1 Y . le graduated in February 1941 with the degree, Bachelor of Science, and was commissioned in the Line as Ensign. In March 1941, Rear Admiral ANDERSON reported f or his first fleet duty in the U S S LEXINGTON KCV-29 His duty assignments in I d d . c u e Navigation, Assistant to the Executive Officer, Gunnery, and Fire Control. With the outbreak of war and while in the LEXINGTON, he participated in early raids on Japanese installations in the Solomons Islands and in the Battle f th dispersal of LEXINGTON' o e Coral Sea. Upon the s shiD's comoanv in 1942. he was ordered for duty in connection with commissioning and fitting out of U.S.S. DAVISON CDD-6183 at Kearney, New Jersey. He served in DAVISON as Gunnery Officer and later as Executive Officer until 1944, engaging in convoyescort and in anti-submarine and anti-air actions in the Atlantic, in the Mediterranean, and participating in the North African and Sicilian invasions. In late 1944, Rear Admiral fthen Lieutenant Commanderj ANDERSON was ordered to th missioning detail of the U S S ROBERT e pre-com- . . . K. HUNTINGTON tDD-781J as Executive Officer. This destroyer later served with the Fast Carrier Task Forces in the U S Pacific Fleet in th In 1946 h . . e concluding actions of World War ll , e commanded the U.S.S. GEORGE E. DAVIS KDE-3572, delivering her to the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Immediately, he was reassigned as Commanding Officer, U.S.S. GEORGE ID E-6972. ln this command, he car- ried out surveillance operations in the Western Pacific and assisted in the evacuation of European nationals from Chefoo, China, in July, 1946. When reassigned in 1947 he re o t d , p r e at the Naval Reserve Officers Training Unit, Columbia University, New York, N.Y., to assist with the Navy Civilian Orientation Conferen ' ' S I . . ces conducted under the direction of the ecretary of the Navy, and to instruct in navigation, maring engineering, and leadership. In 1949, he was ordered to duty in the Mediterranean on the staff of Commander Sixth Task Fleet as Aide and Flag Secretary. He reported to the Chief of Naval Operations, the late Admiral Forrest P. SHERMAN, as his aide and Flag Lieutenant, in 1950. Rear Admiral fthen Commanderj ANDERSON graduated in 1953 from the Graduate School of Business Administration, Hanrard University, Cambridge Massachusetts, earning the degree, Master of Business Administration, and reported for duty in command of U.S.S. ZELLARS fDD-7773 flagship of Destroyer Div' ' 162. The ZELLARS engaged in fle t , ision e operations and training exercises in the Atlantic, in the Mediterranean, and in North European waters. His next shore assignment in 1955 was in th B e ureau of Naval Personnel, where he was responsible for the assignment of surface line lieutenants. This assignment was followed by duty under instruction at the National War College, Washin to D C ' ' g n, . . Upon graduation from the National War College in 1958, he reported to U.S.S. SAINT PAUL tCA-732, the flagship of Commander Seventh Fleet, as Executive Officer. In 1959, he was ordered for duty at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. After having served as Director of the Navy Management School, Monterey, California, Rear Admiral ANDERSON received orders as Prospective Commanding Officer and Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. HALSEY KDLG-232. On October 31, 1964, he assumed command of Destroyer Squadron SEVENTEEN and Destroyer Division ONE SEVENTY ONE homeportedi S D' , n an lego, California, and deployed on Fleet Operations iri the Western Pacific, South China Seas, and the Gulf of Tonkin. In December 1965, Rear Admiral ANDERSON reported to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as Director of the Pr C ogram hange Control Division and Deputy Director, Navy Atlantic Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 19 March 1970. Rear Admiral ANDERSON is authorized to wear the following decorations and awards' Legion of Merit, Gold Star in lieu of Second L ' egion of Merit, Navy Commendation Medal, Gold Star in'Iieu of Second Navy Commendation Medal' American Defense Service Medal A ' , , mencan Campaign, European-Africa'Middle Eastern Officer tBrazill. Rear Admiral ANDERSON is ' d marne to former Marguerite Cornell of Lincoln, Nebraska. They currently reside in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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