Orvil Arson Anderson

Military
media-7295.jpeg UPL 7295 The guest list at a party given by General James H. Doolittle in 1944 at VIII Bomber Command Headquarters, England, included Brig. General Arthur W. Vanaman (left), and Brig. General Orvil A. Anderson (right, centre). The other two officers are unidentified.

Image courtesy of Astrid van Erp, Fields of Honour database at http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/

Object Number - UPL 7295 - The guest list at a party given by General James H. Doolittle in 1944 at VIII Bomber Command Headquarters, England, included Brig. General Arthur W....

He served as chief of the Plans Division, Headquarters Army Air Force, 1941-1943; chairman of the Combined Operational Planning Committee, European Theater of Operations, 1943-44; deputy commander for operations, Eighth Air Force, 1944-45; and senior military advisor, U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, 1945-46. He was promoted to brigadier general Sept. l8, 1942 and to major general Feb. 28, 1944.

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Springville, UT, USA 2 May 1895

Other

Commissioned

3 August 1918

Died

23 August 1965

Revisions

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Contributorbombercommand
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Sources

BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE 1942-1945, Russell Strong

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Biography from U.S. Air Force Official site : http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/107843/…
Reference also in "The Mighty Eighth" by Roger A. Freeman. p. 172

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