Samuel E. Anderson
Samuel Egbert Anderson (born January 6, 1906 in Greensboro , North Carolina , † September 12, 1982 in Colorado Springs , Colorado ) was an American general in the US Air Force , who last commanded the Air Materiel Command from 1959 to 1961 ) and then between 1961 and 1963 was the commander of the Air Force Logistics Command that emerged from it .
Life
Air force officer training and World War II
Anderson completed his military training at the US Military Academy at West Point , which he finished on June 9, 1928 with the promotion to lieutenant ( second lieutenant ) of the coastal artillery. Immediately after, he began his flight training at the Air Corps Primary Flying School at the military airfield Brooks Air Force Base, where he graduated 1929th He then attended the aerial observation course at the Air Corps Advanced Flying School and was transferred to the 5th Observation Squadron on October 15, 1929 at the Mitchel Air Force Base, where he was a member of the US on November 1, 1929 Army Air Corps (USAAC) was.
In September 1932 Anderson was transferred to Chanute Air Force Base, where he worked as a flight instructor until February 1939. In addition, he was temporarily on duty at Kelly Air Force Base. In March 1939 he moved to the Schofield Barracks and the Wheeler Army Airfield base in Hawaii , where he became the commanding officer of the 6th Pursuit Squadron . He then took over the post of S3 staff officer for planning and training in the 18th Composite Wing in November 1940 , before moving to Langley Air Force Base in May 1941, where he held various functions until October 1941. In October 1941 he was transferred to the office of the Assistant Chief of Air Force Staff at the US Air Force Headquarters in Washington, DC , before being employed between March 1942 and May 1943 in the Operations Department of the General Staff at the US War Department . During this time he also took part in military operations in the Pacific War and was awarded the Silver Star on June 9, 1942 as a colonel "for his bravery in action at Port Moresby and Salamaua " in the Battle of the Coral Sea .
In May 1943 Anderson was transferred to the European theater of war and took over the post as administrative inspector at the 3rd Medium Bombardment Wing ( 3rd Medium Bombardment Wing ) before he was commander of this squadron on July 12, 1943. Two months later, as major general in September 1943, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross "for exceptional service in leading his squadron in two combat missions over enemy-occupied territory in Europe on July 16 and August 2, 1943". In October 1943, he was appointed commanding general of the 9th Bomber Command (Medium) of the Ninth Air Force , with ten of the eleven bomber groups under his command receiving a Presidential Unit Citation . After his return to the USA in May 1945 he became Chief of Staff of the US Air Forces in Continental America CAF ( Continental Air Forces ) at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling air force base . In June 1945 he was first honored with the Army Distinguished Service Medal "for extraordinary skills and technical competence as commanding general in the activation, development, training and management of the operations of the 9th Medium Bomber Squadron from July 1943 to December 1944".
Post-war period and promotion to general
Anderson was appointed to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS ) on the United Strategic Observatory in February 1946 and then in February 1948 as head of planning and operations in the office of the Deputy Chief of Air Force Staff at US Air Force Headquarters, where he was appointed worked until August 1950. During the Korean War, between August 1950 and May 1953, he held the post of Commanding General of the Eighth Air Force at Carswell Air Force Base. On May 31, 1953 he was promoted to Lieutenant General , succeeding Lieutenant General Glenn O. Barcus as commanding general of the Fifth Air Force .
After Anderson was from May 1954 to August 1, 1957 head of the weapons system evaluation group at the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Development in the United States Department of Defense ( Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Development ), he was on August 1, 1957 Commander of the Air Force Research and Development Command ARDC ( Air Research and Development Command ).
On May 10, 1959, Anderson was promoted to general and on that day took over the post of Commander of the Air Materiel Command (AMC ) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base . After the Air Materiel Command became the Air Force Logistics Command on April 1, 1961 , he took over the post of commander of this command and held it until September 12, 1982.
Anderson has received several awards, including the Army Distinguished Service Medal three times , the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal twice , the Silver Star , the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bronze Star Medal .
Web links
- Biography on the US Air Force homepage
- Entry on Hall of Valor
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anderson, Samuel E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anderson, Samuel Egbert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pilot, US Air Force general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greensboro , North Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1982 |
| Place of death | Colorado Springs , Colorado |