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Marine MGen Norman Anderson.
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Contact Info
Home Town Manitowoc
Last Address Virginia Beach, VA
Date of Passing Sep 06, 2009
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
MajGen Anderson retired from the USMC on June 30, 1972. After his retirement, he was very active in the MacArthur Memorial Foundation in Norfolk, VA. for 28-years. He served as Executive Director for the first 10 years and then as a member of the Foundation Board. He remained a Director Emiritus until his death.
The General died on September 6, 2009 in Virginia Beach, VA. He was buried with full-military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
Other Comments:
MajGen Anderson was an aviation pioneer for nearly 4o years. He focused on developing (and defending) Marine Air's team approach to the support of ground troops. On Guadalcanal, he led th famous SCAT effort to resupply Marines on the ground at a time when Japan controlled the waters around the island. In Korea, he led the air cover for the Inchon landing. In Vietnam, he was one of the developers of the "Super Gaggle" concept which helped defend and save countless lives at the Battle of Khe Sanh during the 1968 Tet Offensive. After his retirement, MajGen Anderson went on to author a series of articles on close-air support.
"Amusing Historical Note": In 1941 he loaned his good friend, Greg "Pappy" Boyington, $1000.00
so that he could go to China and fight with the Flying Tigers. He later recalled that it was money well spent and that Boyington paid it back in-full and on time!
World War II/Asiatic-Pacific Theater/Leyte Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
October / 1944
To Month/Year
July / 1945
Description The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the amphibious invasion of the Gulf of Leyte in the Philippines by American and Filipino guerrilla forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, who fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Philippines led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita from 17 October 1944 - 1 July 1945. The operation code named King Two launched the Philippines campaign of 1944–45 for the recapture and liberation of the entire Philippine Archipelago and to end almost three years of Japanese occupation.
