World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Benjamin Anderson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Waxabachie, Iowa
Honored By
Lee E. Huff
BRIGADIER GENERAL IN OCTOBER 1941, MAJOR GENERAL IN AUGUST 1941. COMMANDING GENERAL OF 102ND INFANTRY DIVISION SEPTEMBER 1942-DECEMBER 1943. COMMANDING GENERAL OF XVI CORPS DECEMBER 1943-OCTOBER 1945. RETIRED IN 1946. DECORATIONS INCLUDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL, LEGION OF MERIT AND BRONZE STAR.