Background
Anderson, John Benjamin was born on March 10, 1891 in Parkersburg, Iowa, United States. Son of Carl Christian and Louise Christine Frederica (Simonsen) Anderson.
Anderson, John Benjamin was born on March 10, 1891 in Parkersburg, Iowa, United States. Son of Carl Christian and Louise Christine Frederica (Simonsen) Anderson.
Bachelor of Science United States Military Academy, 1914. Graduate Field Artillery School, 1923. Honor graduated from Command and General staff schedul, 1925.
Graduated from Army War College, 1928.
Moore. Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Army, June 12, 1914, and advanced through the grades to major general, (temporary) August 4, 1942. Served as captain, 6th Field Artillery, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Force, July 1917-June 1918. War Department General Staff, 1928-1932, representative War Department at International Conference for revision of prisoner of war code and Red Cross Convention at Geneva, 1929.
Commanding XVI Corps since January 1944.
United States and European Theater of Operations. Home: Staunton, Virginia Home: Washington, Distric.
Married Sue Palmer, April.