Frederick L. Anderson
Frederick L. Anderson (4 October 1905 Kingston, New York[1] - 2 March 1969 in Houston) was an American Army Air Corps officer, and venture capitalist. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, and Distinguished Flying Cross.[2][3]
Career[]
On June 9, 1928, he graduated from the United States Military Academy. In 1929, he transferred to the United States Air Corps.[4]
In May 1943, he was Commanding General of 4th Bomb Wing. From July 1943 to January 1944, he was commanding general of the Eighth Bomber Command.[5] He was deputy for operations for the Eighth Air Force, under Carl Spaatz.[6]
From 1959, he was a general partner and co-founder of Draper, Gaither & Anderson, one of the first venture capital firms on the west coast of the U.S., together with William H. Draper Jr., and Horace Rowan Gaither.
He was a shareholder in many emerging compainies.[7]
His papers are held at the Hoover Institution.[8]
References[]
- ^ Fogerty, Robert (1953). "Biographical Data on Air Force General Officers, 1917-1952" (PDF). Air Force Historical Research Agency. pp. 48–50. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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- ^ "Major General Frederick L. Anderson" (PDF). Falcon Foundation.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "MAJOR GENERAL FREDERICK LEWIS ANDERSON JR". www.af.mil. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "Frederick Lewis Anderson | American Air Museum in Britain". www.americanairmuseum.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "Valor: Big Week, Day One". Air Force Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ Walker's Manual of Far Western Corporations & Securities. Walker's Manual Incorporated. 1966.
- ^ "Register of the Frederick L. Anderson papers". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
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