Intelligence Advisory Board. After his retirement from the navy, Anderson was chairman of Lamar Advertising Company, an outdoor advertising company, and he was a director on the boards of Value Line, National Airlines and Crown Seal and Cork. Family and death Anderson's first wife was Muriel Buttling (1911–1947). His two sons were George W. Anderson III (1935–1986), who died of brain cancer, and Thomas Patrick Anderson (1942–1978), who flew more than 200 combat missions in Vietnam. Anderson died on March 20, 1992, of congestive heart failure, at the age of 85, in McLean, Virginia. He was survived by his second wife of 44 years, the former Mary Lee Sample (née Anderson), the widow of William Sample; a daughter; a stepdaughter; twelve grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was buried on March 23, 1992, in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. Muriel Buttling and both sons (George III and Thomas Patrick) are also buried at Arlington. Cultural depictions Anderson was portrayed by Kenneth Tobey in The Missiles of October and Madison Mason in Thirteen Days (film). Awards Navy Distinguished Service Medal with gold star Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Navy Commendation Medal with "V" device Army Commendation Medal Presidential Unit Citation with bronze star American Defense Service Medal American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two battle stars World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Medal China Service Medal National Defense Service Medal with star References External links Arlington National Cemetery |- |- 1906 births 1992 deaths Ambassadors of the United States to Portugal Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Chiefs of Naval Operations Ford administration personnel Laetare Medal recipients Nixon administration personnel People from Brooklyn Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal United States Naval Academy alumni United States Naval Aviators United States Navy admirals Commanders of the Order of George I Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Tripod Knights of the Order of Christ (Portugal) Recipients of the Order of Naval Merit (Brazil) Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Officers of the Order of Prince Henry Recipients of the Military Order of Italy