During his time as Navy Secretary , he ended the last formal vestiges of racial segregation in the Navy and advocated the force levels and technological advances necessary to maintain a flexible defense strategy . In May 1954 , Anderson left his Navy post to become Deputy Secretary of Defense . He received the Medal of Freedom in 1955 . From 1957 to 1961 , he served as President Eisenhower 's Secretary of the Treasury
Medal of Freedom
Medal of Freedom (1945)
Robert B. Anderson