[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 40 (Thursday, March 8, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E488]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING RETIRED NAVY CAPTAIN AND FORMER CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM ANDERSON

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                           HON. LINCOLN DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 7, 2007

  Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I remember reading 
about Captain William Anderson's adventure under the North Pole with 
his crew of 115 on board the USS Nautilus. Anderson captained the first 
atomic submarine from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean under the 
polar caps of the North Pole in 1958.
  Born in Bakerville, Tennessee on June 17, 1921, Captain Anderson 
graduated from Columbia Military Academy in Columbia Tennessee and the 
U.S. Naval Academy in 1942. By the age of 39 he was promoted to 
Captain. ADM Hyman Rickover, the Father of the Nuclear Navy and 
longest-serving active duty military officer in U.S. history, tapped 
Anderson to be the Skipper of the first working nuclear submarine.
  After a distinguished military career Capt. Anderson retired from the 
Navy in 1962. During his service Anderson participated in eleven 
submarine combat patrols and was awarded the Bronze Star among a 
multitude of other citations.
  Upon retirement from the Navy, Capt. Anderson served as a consultant 
to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson for the National Service Corps. In 
1964, Anderson was elected to Congress as Tennessee's Sixth District 
representative. He served from 1965-1973.
  Never a person to seek the limelight, Captain Anderson embodied the 
American spirit. He may have received acclaim for his polar voyage, but 
he also served admirably during World War II and continued his service 
after retiring from the Navy in the United States Congress. Navy 
Captain (ret.) William Anderson, a great Tennessean, will be missed.

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