Anderson, George W. Jr., Adm., USN (Ret.)

George W. Anderson Jr. (15 December 1906 – 20 March 1992) was an admiral in the U.S. Navy and a diplomat. Serving as the Chief of Naval Operations between 1961 and 1963, he was in charge of the US blockade of Cuba during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

Articles by George W. Anderson, Jr.

Oral History—The Cuban Missile Crisis

By Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., U.S. Navy (Retired), Admiral Horacio Rivero, Jr., U.S. Navy (Retired), Vice Admiral Kent L. Lee, U.S. Navy (Retired), Vice Admiral William P. Mack, U.S. Navy (Retired), & Captain William Ecker, U.S. Navy (Retired)
December 1992
The following excerpts are firsthand accounts by naval officers involved with the Cuban Missile Crisis.