Anderson, Frederick Lewis, born 04-10-1905, in Kingston, New York,
entered the Air Corps Tactical School at Maxwell Field, Alabama. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1928 and advanced through the grades to Major General in 1943. He was a graduate Kelly Field and Brooks Field and received his aviator’s wings in 1929. He served in the Philippins, Hamilton Field, Lowry Field, and Washington D.C. He was transferred to bombardment avaition in 1931. He served as Operation Officer, 7th Group and selected to start first Bombardier’s Instruction School, 1940 and was head of the bombardment tactics board. In January 1940, he graduated the following April and remained at Lowry Field as commander of the Second School Squadron, becoming director of Bombardier Instruction at the Air Corps Tactical School their in July 1940. Anderson was assigned as assistant to the Chief of the Training Section, Training and Operations Division, Office of the Chief of Air Corps, Washington D.C., becoming deputy director of bombardment there in January 1942. A year later he was appointed Commanding General of the Eight Bomber Command
in the European Theater of Operations. The successes of Bomber Command were purchased at terrible cost. Of every 100 airmen who joined Bomber Command, 45 were killed, 6 were seriously wounded, 8 became Prisoners of War, and only 41 escaped unscathed (at least physically). Of the 120.000 who served, 55.573 were killed including over 10.000 Canadians. Of those who were flying at the beginning of the war, only ten percent survived. It is a loss rate comparable only to the worst slaughter of the First World War trenches. Only the Nazi U-Boat force suffered a higher casualty rate. He was sent to England and served as representative of General, Commanding General U.S. Army Forces, Henry “Happy”Arnold





Death and burial ground of Anderson, Frederick Lewis.
General Anderson died in California on 02-03-1969, at the age of 63
and was buried with full military honours on Arlington National Cemetery, Section 2
, Close by the graves of General, Commander 92nd “ Negro Division”, Edward “Ned” Almond, Brigade General, Assistant Commanding General 45th Division, John Huston Church. During World War II, the 45th Division fought in 511 days of combat. Eight soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor during their service with the 45th Infantry Division: Van T. Barfoot,



















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