After His Death
After the Cuban Missile Crisis ended, Anderson's body was returned to the United States and interred in Greenville on 6 November 1962 at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
A memorial to Anderson was erected in 1963 at Cleveland Park in Greenville. No surplus U-2 aircraft were available at the time, so an F-86 Sabre like the ones he flew in Korea was installed instead: North American YF-86H-1-NA Sabre, AF Ser. No. 52-1976.
In October 2012, Greenville city leaders unveiled plans for a redesign of the memorial. It was rededicated on the 50th anniversary of Anderson's death, 27 October 2012.
A memorial service is held in his honor each late October.
The auditorium for the 47th Operations Group at Laughlin AFB, Texas, is named in his honor.
The Arnold Air Society Squadron at Clemson University is named in his honor.
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