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John Benjamin Anderson (March 10, 1891 - September 1, 1976) was an American Major general, who commanded the XVI Corps during the World War II. ==Early life== John Benjamin Anderson was born on March 10, 1891 as a son of Danish immigrants, Carl Christian Anderson and his wife Louisa Simonsen Anderson. Anderson attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and graduated on June 12, 1914. He was commissioned a Second lieutenant in the Field artillery on that date. Many of his classmates later became general officers during World War II as he did. For example: Carl A. Spaatz, Brehon B. Somervell, Frank W. Milburn, Harold R. Bull, Vicente Lim, Harry C. Ingles, Jens A. Doe, Robert W. Crawford, Ralph Royce, Orlando Ward or James L. Bradley. Anderson was subsequently assigned to the 6th Field Artillery Regiment and transferred to El Paso, Texas with his unit, where he served on the Mexican border during the Pancho Villa Expedition. During the World War I, Anderson was sent with his 6th Field Artillery to the France, where he served as a Regimental Adjutant in the Sommerville sector in October and November 1917. In the spring of 1918, Anderson served with the British Expeditionary Forces at Ypres, Belgium and subsequently he was appointed Adjutant of the 1st Artillery Brigade. Later, Anderson was transferred back to his 6th Artillery Regiment, where he served as Battery and also Battalion Commander during the Battle of Cantigny. After his return to the United States, Anderson was posted to the Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he was appointed instructor at the local Field Artillery School. He also attended the Advanced Course at this institution during the years 1922 and 1923. Anderson attended the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in June 1925 and subsequently served as a battalion commander of the 24th Field Artillery Regiment at Fort Stotsenburg, Philippines until July 1927. From September 1927 to June 1928 Anderson studied at Army War College in Washington, D.C. and then he was assigned to the personal division of the War Department General Staff. In this capacity, he was sent to the Geneva, Switzerland in 1929 as one of the U.S. Army representatives to the conference regarding the treatment of prisoners of war. He was transferred to the 13th Field Artillery Regiment stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and served there until September 1934. He was subsequently appointed the instructor at Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant colonel in this capacity. In July 1938, Anderson was transferred to the staff of the Office of the Chief of Artillery in Washington, D.C., where he was appointed Chief of Personnel Section. In this capacity, Anderson was promoted to the rank of Brigadier general at the end of October 1941. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John B. Anderson (general)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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