Major General Joseph T. Anderson
(USMC RET)
Major General Anderson serves on the Board
of Advisors for Peduzzi Associates Ltd. He was born on Feb.
21, 1946, in Detroit, Michigan. He was commissioned a Second
Lieutenant in the Marine Corps upon graduation from the U.S.
Naval Academy in 1968. In addition to his B.S. degree, Major
General Anderson earned a M.S. degree from the University of
Southern California. His formal military education includes
Air Force Flight School, U.S. Naval Test Pilot School and the
National War College.
Major General Anderson first served with Marine
Fighter Attack Squadron 314 in El Toro, California and VMFA-115
in the Republics of Vietnam and Thailand. He then transitioned
from the F-4 Phantom to the AV-8 Harrier and served with Marine
Attack Squadrons 231, 542, and 203. Major General Anderson's
other assignments include; test pilot at Patuxent River, MD;
Institute for Defense Analysis; AV-8 Systems and Engineering
Officer, Naval Air Systems Command; Commanding Officer, Marine
Attack Squadron 331, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing; and the Aviation
Department, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.
In 1990, Major General Anderson became the
Commanding Officer, Marine Aircraft Group 13 in Yuma, Ariz.
In 1992, he served as Executive Assistant to the Director of
Tactical Warfare Programs in the Office of the Secretary of
Defense. While serving in this capacity he was selected in
December 1993 for promotion to Brigadier General. He then served
as Director, Operations Division, Headquarters, Marine Corps,
Washington, DC, and as Vice Commander, Naval Air Systems Command,
Arlington, VA. He was promoted to Major General in November
1997. He was assigned to duty as the Assistant Chief of Staff,
Command, Control, Communications, Computer and Intelligence
(C4I), Director of Intelligence, Headquarters, U.S. Marine
Corps, Washington, DC. He then served as Commanding General,
First Marine Aircraft Wing until his retirement in January
2001.
His personal decorations include: The Defense
Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, three Meritorious
Service Medals, the Navy and Marine Commendation Medal, thirteen
Air Medals, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.
Major General Anderson is currently serving
as the Associate Director for the National Air and Space Museum
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
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