Training and Teaching
Anderson entered West Virginia University and graduated in 1940 after earning a bachelor of science degree. In June 1940 he was commissioned a Marine second lieutenant and reported to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for Basic School.
Upon graduation from Basic School in February 1941, he was ordered to Sea School, Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, Virginia, where he served as an instructor. He remained in that assignment until May, when he received assignment to the USS Yorktown (CV-5), which was operating with the Atlantic Patrol.
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