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George Whelan Anderson Jr. was born on 15 December, 1906 in New York City, U.S., is a United States Navy admiral and diplomat. Discover George Whelan Anderson Jr.'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

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Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 15 December 1906
Birthday 15 December
Birthplace New York City, U.S.
Date of death 1992
Died Place McLean, Virginia, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1906

George Whelan Anderson Jr. (December 15, 1906 – March 20, 1992) was an admiral in the United States Navy and a diplomat.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 15, 1906, Anderson attended Brooklyn Preparatory School, entered the United States Naval Academy in 1923 and graduated with the class of 1927.

Then, he became a naval aviator and served on cruisers and aircraft carriers, including the USS Cincinnati (CL-6).

In World War II, Anderson served as the navigator on the fourth USS Yorktown (CV-10).

After the war, he served as the commanding officer of the escort carrier USS Mindoro (CVE-120) and of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42).

He also served tours as an assistant to General Dwight Eisenhower at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, special assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Arthur W. Radford, and as chief of staff to the Commander in Chief Pacific.

1911

Anderson's first wife was Muriel Buttling (1911–1947).

1935

His two sons were George W. Anderson III (1935–1986), who died of brain cancer, and Thomas Patrick Anderson (1942–1978), who flew more than 200 combat missions in Vietnam and died in a plane crash.

1939

His beloved daughter was Mary Annette Anderson Coughlin (1939-2022), who worked with The Hospitality and Information Service (THIS) for Diplomats.

She had four children, nine grandchildren, and one great-grandchild by the time of her death.

1958

As a flag officer, Anderson commanded Task Force 77 between Taiwan and Mainland China, Carrier Division 6, in the Mediterranean during the 1958 Lebanon landing and, as a vice admiral, commanded the United States Sixth Fleet.

1961

Serving as the Chief of Naval Operations between 1961 and 1963, he was in charge of the US blockade of Cuba during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

1962

As Chief of Naval Operations in charge of the US quarantine of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, Anderson distinguished himself in the Navy's conduct of those operations.

Time magazine featured him on the cover and called him "an aggressive blue-water sailor of unfaltering competence and uncommon flair."

He had, however, a contentious relationship with Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara.

1963

At one point during the crisis, Anderson ordered McNamara out of the Pentagon's Flag Plot when the Secretary inquired as to the Navy's intended procedures for stopping Soviet submarines; McNamara viewed those actions as mutinous and forced Anderson to retire in 1963.

Many senior naval officers had believed Anderson's next appointment would have been to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Anderson took early retirement, largely because of the ongoing conflict with Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.

President John F. Kennedy subsequently appointed Anderson Ambassador to Portugal, where he served for three years and encouraged plans for the peaceful transition of Portugal's African colonies to independence.

1973

He later returned to government service from 1973 to 1977 as member and later chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.

After his retirement from the navy, Anderson was chairman of Lamar Advertising Company, an outdoor advertising company, and he was a director on the boards of Value Line, National Airlines and Crown Seal and Cork.

1992

Anderson died on March 20, 1992, of congestive heart failure, at the age of 85, in McLean, Virginia.

He was survived by his second wife of 44 years, the former Mary Lee Sample (née Anderson), the widow of William Sample; a daughter; a stepdaughter; twelve grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

He was buried on March 23, 1992, in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery.

Muriel Buttling and both sons (George III and Thomas Patrick) are also buried at Arlington.

Anderson was portrayed by Kenneth Tobey in The Missiles of October and Madison Mason in Thirteen Days (film).