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Papers of Vice Admiral

Walter Stratton Anderson, USN

1895-1975

3.5 cubic feet

Finding Aid prepared by

Frances Wade

June 2006

Operational Archives Branch

Naval Historical Center

805 Kidder Breese Street SE

Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374

Biographical Note

Walter Stratton Anderson, son of William E.P. Anderson and Nellie Douglas Hamilton, was born on October 4, 1881 in Carlinville, Illinois. Before his appointment to the United States Naval Academy from the State of Illinois in 1899, Anderson attended Carlinville High School and Blackburn College, Carlinville, Illinois.

At Annapolis, Anderson was captain of the baseball team and served as cadet lieutenant commander in 1902-1903. The last year the midshipmen were organized in one battalion.

He graduated “with distinction” in 1903, receiving his diploma from the hand of President Theodore Roosevelt. In accordance with existing law, he then served two years at sea before being commissioned ensign. He served on board USS Brooklyn, flagship of the European Squadron, traveling and exploring the Mediterranean as well as South African and South American ports. On February 3, 1905 he was commissioned ensign.

In June of 1905, Anderson was ordered to USS Galveston. On board the Galveston Anderson sailed to France as part of the squadron under the command of Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee, USN, to retrieve the body of John Paul Jones for interment in the crypt under the Naval Academy Chapel. On that occasion, Anderson commanded Galveston’s company in the battalion sent to Paris from the United States’ ships. In August of 1905, Galveston started a tour through the West Indies with representative of the State Department, Minister Plenipotentiary Hollander, on board.

From December 1905 until May 1907, Anderson enrolled in postgraduate instruction in ordnance at the Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, Washington, D.C., at the Washington Navy Yard, and at the plants of various private industries. Following his completion of the program, he was ordered to Asiatic Station as an aide and flag secretary to Rear Admiral Joseph N. Hemphill, USN, Commander, Third Squadron, Pacific Fleet. In February 1908, he was promoted to lieutenant, both grades. From August to November 1908 he served as aide on the staff of Rear Admiral B. Harbor, USN He joined USS Nebraska at Manila, Philippine Islands in November 1908, and made the remainder of the cruise around the world with the Great White Fleet. He was a member of USS Nebraska baseball team, winner of the Fleet Championship. In November 1909, he was ordered to the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island to work with torpedoes, mines, explosives, and organize the planning and stock records departments for a period of two years. While at the Naval Torpedo Station, Anderson conducted tests on TNT before the Navy adopted that explosive for use in mines and torpedoes.

On October 12, 1909, he married Virginia Miller Ewing, daughter of Brigadier General and Mrs. Charles Ewing. They had one son, Walter Stratton Anderson, Jr., a career officer of the U.S. Foreign Service

In December 1911, Anderson (then in the grade of lieutenant) assumed command of USS Yankton, the Commander in Chief’s dispatch boat and small relief flagship. From April 1912 to January 1913, he served as aide and flag lieutenant on the staff of Rear Admiral Hugh Osterhaus, USN, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet. He then served on board USS Utah from December 1912 to June 1913. Following that assignment, Anderson served in USS Des Moines from June 1913 to December 1914. During his time in Des Moines he served in the West Indies and was under fire when the Santo Dominican troops attacked Samana, which was held by the rebels. He continued to serve in Des Moines during the Mexican Campaign of 1914; he was located in Tampico with Admiral Mayo at its inception. From the West Indies, Anderson returned to New York to serve as Ordnance Superintendent in the Navy Yard. His responsibilities included supervision of ordnance work on all classes of ships, including the installation on battleships of the earliest director fire systems.

In May 1916, Anderson’s orders were in connection with fitting out USS Arizona. He served on board Arizona from her commissioning in October 1916 until November 1919, first as gunnery officer, later as executive officer. He was promoted to lieutenant commander on August 29, 1916, temporarily appointed a commander on October 15, 1917, and promoted to commander on April 14, 1920. While serving in Arizona, he cruised out to sea from Portland, England in November 1918 to meet USS George Washington, then carrying President Woodrow Wilson, and escorted that transport to Brest, France. Arizona toured European waters in the spring of 1919, visiting Smyrna, Asia Minor, and Constantinople (the first visit of the United States battleship to that city). On that cruise, Anderson was present when the Greeks took Smyrna. His duties then brought him to the North River, New York where Secretary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels, other cabinet members, and fleet commanders reviewed Arizona with the rest of the Atlantic Fleet.

Anderson served as Officer in Charge of the Navy Recruiting Bureau, New York, New York, from November 1919 until November 1920. The function of this large printing establishment, moving picture, and photographic exchange was to publicize the Navy and inspire large numbers of needed enlistments following World War I’s demobilization. Following that term of duty, Anderson enrolled in the senior course at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. Admiral W.S. Sims, U.S.N presented Anderson his diploma upon his completion of the course in 1921.

In Washington, D.C., on Christmas Day 1921, Anderson stopped a runaway horse attached to a brougham. The coachman had been knocked off the vehicle due to a collision with a streetcar. The occupant of the brougham, an elderly woman, was in grave danger of losing her life. For his efforts, Anderson received a Letter of Commendation from the Secretary of the Navy.

From 1922 until 1924, Anderson held command of USS Sinclair and later USS Kidder, with duty also as Commander, Divisions THIRTY and THIRTY-FOUR, Destroyer Squadrons, Pacific Fleet. From July 1924 until July 1927, Anderson acted as head of the Department of Ordnance and Gunnery at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Additionally, he organized the first of all Naval Reserve Officer’s Training Corps Units at St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland. He was promoted to the rank of captain on November 16, 1925.

Anderson served as assistant chief of staff and operations officer to Admiral H.A. Wiley, USN, Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, from August 1927 until May 1929 after a short assignment on board USS Texas. On May 31, 1929 Anderson assumed the position of Supervisor of New York Harbor until May 23, 1930. He then served as Officer in Charge of the Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Massachusetts, from May 1930 until January 1932.

Anderson commanded USS West Virginia from January 1932 until April 1933. West Virginia won the battle efficiency pennant for the entirety of his command, a record that stands unique for a battleship and for a captain. The President of the United States congratulated Anderson’s efforts with a Letter of Commendation.

Anderson served as Naval Attaché at the American Embassy, London, England, from March 1934 until February 1937. During the term of that duty he was promoted to rear admiral in July 1936. His assignment in London saw the 25th Anniversary Jubilee of George V, the death of George V, the abdication of Edward VIII, and the London Naval Conference of 1935 – 1936. Anderson attended the conference as a member of the American Delegation. Upon his return to the United States, he assumed command of (heavy) Cruiser Division 4, Scouting Force, USS Northhampton flagship. He commanded various fleet task forces during the course of that assignment. In that command, Anderson became the first flag officer of the U.S. Navy to visit Bogota, Columbia. He received the thanks of the Colombian government for services rendered upon that occasion.

From June 1939 until December 1940, Anderson acted as Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. While in that detail he greatly enlarged the Naval Intelligence Service in preparation for war. He also reported personally and daily to President Franklin D. Roosevelt for a considerable period and served, by the President’s order, as a member of a special intelligence committee along with the Director of Military Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

In January 1941, Anderson assumed command of Battleships, Battle Force, and additional duty as Commander, Battleship Division 4. In April 1942 the designation of that command was changed to Battleships, Pacific Fleet, and additional duty as Commander, Battleship Division 4. During that tour of duty, he commanded numerous task forces of the Pacific Fleet, and during that critical period of threatening hostilities, large numbers of officers and men were trained and transferred to new construction while continuously exercising and conducting target practices to increase the efficiency of the command itself. Flying his flag on board USS Maryland, he was present at Pearl Harbor, T.H., when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941.

On September 28, 1942, Anderson reported for duty as President of the Board of Inspection and Survey, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. That board, under his presidency, with its Pacific Coast Section and numerous other subordinate boards, was responsible for the preliminary trial, inspection, and acceptance of all vessels and aircraft for use by the Navy. During his time as president, from September 1942 until July 1944, more vessels and aircraft were added to the Navy than any other equal period in United States’ history.

On July 17, 1944, Anderson assumed duty as Commander, Gulf Sea Frontier, and Commandant, Seventh Naval District, with Headquarters in Miami, Florida. In that capacity, Anderson collaborated with the Cuban and Mexican Navies, and with the Royal Air Force in the Bahamas for cooperative operations in the waters of the Gulf Sea Frontier. The responsibilities of that command included the supervision and general direction, in its operational capacity, of the United States Naval Mission to Cuba, and of such vessels of the Cuban Navy as were placed under his general operational direction. On April 3, 1945, Anderson was appointed to the rank of vice admiral. In May 1945, as Senior United States Naval Representative, in cooperation with the Senior United States Army officer designated for that purpose, he conducted staff conversations in Havana with the military and naval representatives of Cuba.

For his services as Commandant of the Seventh Naval District, and Commander, Gulf Sea Frontier, Vice Admiral Anderson was awarded the Legion of Merit with the following citation:

Legion of Merit

“For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commandant, Seventh Naval District and as Commander Gulf Sea Frontier from July 1944 to October 1945. An administrator of unusual ability, he accomplished close coordination of the manifold activities of his dual command, and by the exercise of unlimited energy, skill and tact obtained a singularly high degree of success in their operations. He performed his duties during the above period with unusual loyalty, perseverance and zeal, and his achievements contributed significantly to the successful prosecution of the war.”

On October 24, 1945, Anderson was detached as Commander Gulf Sea Frontier and Commandant, Seventh Naval District. He retired on March 1, 1946.

Following his retirement on March 1, 1946, Vice Admiral Anderson served as a Vice President of the International Automatic Electric Corporation and European Director of the company. He maintained that position from 1946 to 1949 while living in London. In January of 1949 he returned to New York City to serve on the Board of Directors for the United States’ division on the International Automatic Electric Corporation. Anderson resigned his position as Director of Automatic Electric Sales Corporation in June of 1950 and retired five years later in 1955.

In addition to the Legion of Merit, Vice Admiral Anderson has the Navy and Marine Corps Medal (awarded in 1944 for heroism in 1921 for which he had previously received a Letter of Commendation from the Secretary of the Navy), the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the Mexican Service Medal, the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, the Victory Medal, Atlantic Fleet Clasp, the American Defense Service Medal and is entitled to the Fleet Clasp, The Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal, the American Area Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. He also has the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal (British), the Cuban Order of Naval Merit, First Class, with White Ribbon, and the Haakon VII Liberation-Cross (Norway).

Vice Admiral Anderson is the author of various articles and reviews published principally in the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, among which are the following:

“Indirect Fire for Naval Guns” – January 1921

“The Dardanelles Campaign” – July 1923

“Limitation of Naval Armament” (First Honorable Mention in 1926) – 1926

“The Naval Staff Alfloat” – 1926

“Some Aspects of Our Air Policy” – 1926

“Is Hong Kong Limited by the Washington Treaty?” – August 1926

“Submarines and Disarmament Conferences” – January 1927

On May 24, 1948, Blackburn University presented Anderson with an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. On March 21, 1957, The Department of the Navy designated Anderson a Naval Ordnance Engineer.

Vice Admiral Anderson participated in the following clubs and organizations: American Legion: Guy Baird Post No. 554, Carlinville, IL; Army and Navy Club, Washington, D.C; Army and Navy Country Club, Washington, D.C.; Army and Navy Club, Manila P.I.; Chevy Chase Club, Chevy Chase, Maryland; New York Chapter of Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (honorary member), New York, New York; New York Yacht Club, New York, New York; Officer’s Club of New York, New York, New York; West Side Tennis Club, New York, New York.

Anderson was an avid tennis player and spectator. He held national ranking in tennis in 1915 and 1920, and is a former Army and Navy Champion in doubles. As a commander and captain he coached and captained the Navy Leech Tennis Team for three years, (1926, 1927, 1929) for which the Navy won the Leech Cup in competition with the Army. Anderson continued to play tennis primarily at the West Side Tennis Club in New York after 1949. He also frequented The Wimbledon Championship while living in London and The Davis Cup while living in New York City.

Generous in nature, Vice Admiral Anderson contributed to causes of deep personal interest following his retirement. In 1957, the National Wildlife Federation commended Anderson for his contribution to protecting natural and wildlife resources. In 1963, Anderson established the James Campbell Anderson Scholarship at Blackburn University in memory of his great-grandfather.

Anderson’s wife of fifty-six years died on June 15, 1966. His son, Walter Stratton Anderson Jr., died in 1977. Vice Admiral Anderson died on October 24, 1981 at one hundred years old. At that time he was the oldest living graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. Survivors included his two grandchildren Virginia Randolph Anderson and Thomas Stratton Anderson.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of the papers of Vice Admiral Walter Stratton Anderson. It includes materials covering the full span of his Navy career, from his early experiences as a midshipman through his appointments as Naval Attaché to London, Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence, and Commander of the Gulf Sea Frontier during World War II. Papers from his career with the International Automatic Electric Corporation after his retirement from the Navy and his personal records after his retirement from this company in 1955 are included as well.

The collection is organized in 17 series. Series I, Correspondence, contains Anderson’s personal and official letters from 1908 (when in the grade of ensign and later that year lieutenant) until 1969 after his retirement from the Navy and the International Automatic Electric Corporation. Both groups of personal and official letters include incoming and outgoing correspondence. The incoming personal letters consist mainly of friendly news from foreign diplomats Anderson encountered in his travels, regards from directors of naval social organizations, and messages from correspondents at The New York Times. The majority of Anderson’s outgoing personal letters were written to his family from 1913 until 1914 on board USS Des Moines during its tour in the West Indies. Anderson’s incoming official correspondence includes letters of commendation for his naval accomplishments and notification of medals earned. Two pieces to note include a signed letter from J. Edgar Hoover (January 11, 1941) and a signed letter from President Herbert Hoover (September 22, 1932). Another signed letter from J. Edgar Hoover to the Secretary of the Navy concerning Vice Admiral Anderson’s work as Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence is also included in this series.

Series II includes twenty-five personal diaries. The first diary commenced on June 22, 1903 and the last diary concluded on July 15, 1975. The diaries seventy-two year time span is interrupted only once from January 1, 1956 until December 31, 1957. The diaries document Anderson’s personal experiences and official duties from his rank as midshipman to vice admiral and continue after his retirement from the Navy for another twenty-nine years. This part of the collection provides an extensive record of Anderson’s location, orders, acquaintances and colleagues, hobbies, family life, and personal opinions.

Series III contains Anderson’s official orders from January 30, 1903 to March 26, 1946. This portion of the collection tracks Anderson’s assignments and duties from his rank as midshipman to vice admiral. This series also includes notification of Anderson’s promotions throughout his career.

Series IV holds theses. Anderson produced the five theses in this series while attending the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island from November 1920 until his graduation in 1921. His scholarly consideration of naval policy, strategy and logistics, principles of command, and tactics are included in this section.

Series V consists of nine essays, seven of which are known to have been produced by Anderson. The majority of Anderson’s essays were written in the 1920’s and some were even published in the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings. These essays consider the United States Navy’s resources, strategy, and policy. This series also includes two undated essays that consider the harmful effects of naval disarmament on national defense, specifically focusing on the Washington Five-Power Naval Treaty.

Series VI includes three reports. Anderson authored each report, two of which concern the organization and coordination of the Stock Record Department at the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport, Rhode Island. The third report concerns officers’ writing styles when composing telegrams. In all three reports, Anderson’s suggestions provide a comprehensive and detailed procedure for naval officers to follow.

Series VII is short stories. This series contains five short stories (undated) Anderson composed by drawing on his own experiences as a naval officer. “The Last Exile of St. Helena,” “Memoirs of a Midshipman: A Cruise to Lisbon,” and “Memoirs of a Midshipman: A Cruise from Lisbon to Riviera” all take place on a fictionalized version of USS Brooklyn “Lost and Found” and “A Chinese Puzzler” take place in China. Anderson’s characters and plots parallel many of his real experiences and discoveries as noted in Series II Diaries.

Series VIII holds Anderson’s awards, certificates, and diplomas. This series dates from 1895 to 1957 and includes a variety of academic honors, naval accomplishments, and certificates of club memberships. Anderson’s Legion of Merit certificate is a particularly notable part of this series. Also included are certificates that mark Anderson’s promotions to the ranks of lieutenant-commander and rear admiral. Anderson’s appointment as a Naval cadet in the U.S. Navy, an honorary degree from Blackburn University, and an acknowledgement of Anderson’s credentials as a Naval ordnance engineer are also included.

Newspaper and magazine clippings are located in Series IX. These selections reference Anderson in a number of different capacities. Several articles include photographs of Anderson only, or reference him only generally in attempts to characterize naval officers on a broader scale. Articles of note include the Washington Post’s account of Anderson’s heroic rescue of an elderly woman in 1921, a The New York Times piece quoting Anderson concerning disarmament in 1927, and a Washington Post obituary commemorating Anderson’s life in 1981.

Series X contains two book reviews Anderson produced (undated). Included are Anderson’s reviews of Chester William Nimitz, 1885-1966 and Foreign Policies of the United States. Their Bases and Development.

Invitations Anderson received are filed in Series XI. Two invitations to Anderson from the Royal Marine Officers’ Messes at Chatham, Plymouth, and Portsmouth, England are located in this series. Also included is an invitation to the funeral procession of George V and a reception at Buckingham Palace in 1936.

Series XII includes one memorandum written by Anderson on July 23, 1918. The memorandum concerns officers’ duties assigned to USS Arizona while the ship was undergoing extensive repair.

Series XIII holds one lecture prepared and delivered by Anderson on January 26, 1925 to the First Class midshipman at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. At this time, Anderson served as head of the Department of Ordnance and Gunnery at the Naval Academy. The lecture was titled Gunnery and Resourcefulness.

Series XIV contains one radio address delivered by Anderson on November 19, 1929 while he served as Supervisor of New York Harbor. The address insisted that New Yorkers stop polluting the harbor in order to preserve its original condition.

Anderson’s school and fitness reports are located in Series XV. Anderson’s academic results from Blackburn University and the United States Naval Academy are found in this series. Two fitness reports that gauged Anderson’s capability as an officer as a precursory step to being promoted within the Navy are also located in this series.

Series XVI is photographs. This series predominantly contains photographs of headstones belonging to Anderson and his family. In some cases, these photographs have been separated from letters they originally accompanied.

Series XVII is the subject series. It primarily contains communication in the form of cable or telegram to Anderson from various sources. Anderson’s family genealogy chart is also located in this portion of the collection.

Preferred Citation

The collection should be cited as the Papers of Vice Admiral Walter S. Anderson Operational Archives Branch, Naval Historical Center, Washington D.C.

Subject Heading (LCSH)

Box and Folder List

Box 1

Series I: Correspondence

1. Incoming/Official Jan. 31, 1908 – July 24, 1961

2. Incoming/Personal Sept. 29, 1925 – Oct. 9, 1973

3. Incoming/Personal Undated

4. Outgoing/Official Jan. 17, 1908 – Sept. 22, 1945

5. Outgoing/Personal Aug. 25, 1913 – May 2, 1914

6. Outgoing/Personal May 3, 1914 – Jan. 6, 1963

7. Other Sept. 8, 1924 – Jan. 11, 1941

8. Other Undated

Series II: Diaries

9. Diary June 22, 1903 – June 21, 1908

10. Diary June 22, 1908 – June 21, 1913

11. Diary June 22, 1913 – June 21, 1918

12. Diary June 22, 1918 – June 21, 1923

13. Diary June 22, 1923 – Jan. 1, 1928

Box 2

Series II: Diaries

14. Diary Jan. 1, 1928 – Dec. 31, 1928

15. Diary Jan. 1, 1929 – Dec. 31, 1929

16. Diary Jan. 1, 1930 – Dec. 31, 1934

17. Diary Jan. 1, 1935 – Dec. 31, 1939

18. Diary Jan. 1, 1940 – Dec. 31. 1942

Box 3

Series II: Diaries

19. Diary Jan. 1, 1943 – Dec. 31, 1945

20. Diary Jan. 1, 1946 – Dec. 31, 1947

21. Diary Jan. 1, 1948 – Dec. 31, 1949

22. Diary Jan. 1, 1950 – Dec. 31, 1951

Box 4

Series II: Diaries

23. Diary Jan. 1, 1952 – Dec. 31, 1953

24. Diary Jan. 1, 1954 – Dec. 31, 1955

25. Diary Jan. 1, 1958 – Dec. 31, 1959

26. Diary Jan. 1, 1960 – Dec. 31, 1961

Box 5

Series II: Diaries

27. Diary Jan. 1, 1962 – Dec. 31, 1963

28. Diary Jan. 1, 1964 – Dec. 31, 1965

29. Diary Jan. 1, 1966 – Dec. 31, 1967

30. Diary Jan. 1, 1968 – Dec. 31, 1969

Box 6

Series II: Diaries

31. Diary Jan. 1, 1970 – Dec. 31, 1971

32. Diary Jan. 1, 1972 – Dec. 31, 1973

33. Diary Jan. 1, 1974 – July 15, 1975

Series III: Orders

34. Orders Jan. 30, 1903 – May 24, 1916

35. Orders May 26, 1916 – March 26, 1946

Series IV: Theses

36. Policy Jan. 31, 1921

37. Strategy and Logistics April 15, 1921

38. Principles of Command June 15, 1921

39. Tactics August 15, 1921

40. Blue-Orange Decisions and Recommendations Nov. 5, 1921

Box 7

Series V: Essays

41. From Bluejacket to Admiral Oct. 1914

42. Light Cruisers – Our Navy’s Need 1923

43. Limitation of Naval Armament: Motto: “Facts are stubborn things.” 1926

44. Some Aspects of Our Air Policy 1926

45. The Naval Staff Afloat 1926

46. Disarmament Conferences – A Naval Viewpoint Undated

47. National Defense From a Naval Viewpoint Undated

48. Other: Fifty Years in the Royal Navy, By Admiral Sir Percy Scott Undated

49. Other: The World Crisis, Winston Churchill Undated

Series VI: Reports

50. A Proposed Method for Coordinating The General Storekeepers’s Records of Store with the Work of the Planning Department of the Shop. May 1, 1911

51. Instructions for Operating Stock Record Department Undated

52. Notes on Writing Telegrams, and Kindred Subjects Undated

Series VII: Short Stories

53. A Chinese Puzzler Undated

54. Lost and Found Undated

55. Memoirs of a Midshipman: A Cruise to Lisbon Undated

56. Memoirs of a Midshipman: A Cruise from Lisbon to the Riviera Undated

57. The Last Exile of St. Helena; a scion of the Portuguese Royal House Undated

Series VIII: Awards/Certificates/Diplomas

58. Awards/Certificates/Diplomas April 20, 1895 – 1957

Series IX: Newspaper Clippings

59. Newspaper Clippings Dec. 26, 1921 – 1981

Series X: Book Reviews

60. “Chester William Nimitz, 1885-1966” Undated

61. “Foreign Policies of the United States Their Bases and Development” Undated

Series XI: Invitations

62. Invitation to Royal Marine Depot March, 18, 1934

63. Invitation to Funeral procession of George V Jan. 24, 1936

64. Invitation to Royal Marine Officers Messes May 13, 1947

Series XII: Memo

65. Memorandum for all Officers July 23, 1918

Series XIII: Lectures

66. Gunnery and Resourcefulness Jan. 26, 1925

Series XIV: Radio Addresses

67. Radio Address to be Delivered by the Supervisor of New York Harbor

Nov. 19, 1929

Series XV: School and Fitness Reports

68. School and Fitness Reports Dec. 22, 1898 – Oct. 16, 1942

Series XVI: Photographs

69. Photograph of Eliza Douglass Plaque Aug. 1965

70. Photograph of Eliza Douglass Plaque Aug. 1965

71. Photograph of Anderson Headstone Undated

72. Photograph of Walter S. Anderson and Virginia Anderson’s Headstone Undated

73. Photograph of a Portrait of Water S. Anderson Undated

74. Photograph of USS West Virginia Undated

75. Photograph of Erasmus S. Anderson and Mary E. Anderson’s Headstones Undated

76. Photograph of Col. James C. Anderson and wife’s Headstones Undated

77. Photograph of USS West Virginia Admiral’s Plaque Undated

78. Photograph of Sketch of Walter S. Stratton Undated

79. Photograph of Naval Medal Undated

Series XVII: Subject File

80. Family Chart of Walter S. Anderson 1911

81. Confirmation of Despatch for Walter S. Anderson to New York Aug. 24, 1927

82. Communication: Congratulations for Captain Anderson April 30,1932

83. Pamphlet of London Naval Conference Jan. 15, 1936

84. Cable: W.S. Anderson to Duty as Aide to Ambassador Davis Jan. 23, 1936

85. Telegraph to W.S. Anderson from Europe Dec. 20, 1954

86. Artwork of Boats Undated

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