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Ferd E Anderson Jr.

Birth	:	27 Feb 1925 Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	9 Nov 2013
Burial	:	Sunrise Cemetery, Wahoo, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.2050018, -96.5999985
Description	:	Ferd E. Anderson, Jr. was born February 27, 1925 in Wahoo at the family's home at 10th and Orange Streets, the son of Ferd E. and Helga (Torrell) Anderson. He grew up in Wahoo and graduated from Wahoo High School where he excelled in academics and music and was a good athlete. He graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) in 1946 in the top 2% of his class. Ferd received his Master's Degree from the University of Illinois in 1954, and also attended a variety of Army schools and colleges. He was a... Read More	Ferd E. Anderson, Jr. was born February 27, 1925 in Wahoo at the family's home at 10th and Orange Streets, the son of Ferd E. and Helga (Torrell) Anderson. He grew up in Wahoo and graduated from Wahoo High School where he excelled in academics and music and was a good athlete. He graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) in 1946 in the top 2% of his class. Ferd received his Master's Degree from the University of Illinois in 1954, and also attended a variety of Army schools and colleges. He was a Registered Professional Engineer in Nebraska, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Ferd served for 30 years in the Army Corps of Engineers, retiring in 1976 with the rank of Colonel. He served one year in Korea and one year in the Philippines. He was then assigned to the 42nd Engineer Construction Battalion at Fort Bragg, NC, where he met Army Lt. Jo Anderson of the Women's Medical Specialist corps assigned to the Post Hospital as a Physical Therapist. Ferd and Jo were married in Sumter, SC on August 4, 1950. Within a week, Ferd was on his way to Korea, where he served in the I Corps HQ and later as Co C Commander of the 1092nd Engineer Combat Battalion. Ferd was awarded the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster Medal. From 1954-1958, he was involved in the nuclear weapons testing program while stationed at the Pentagon with the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. He coordinated research with various universities and participated in the nuclear weapons testing programs in Nevada and the Pacific Island of Bikini. That experience resulted in his writing of portions of the books: "The Effects of Nuclear Weapons" published in 1957 and the "American Society of Civil Engineers Manual for Engineering Practice No. 42: Design of Structures to Resist Nuclear Weapons Effects" published in 1961. He was next assigned to the US Army Construction Agency France in Verdun where he supervised construction of US Military and NATO facilities from 1959-1962, after which he was an instructor at the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS until 1965. Ferd next served in Vietnam for one year as an advisor to the II Vietnamese Corps Engineers office as assistant Director of Civil Works which involved many liaison activities with the US Congress for four years, where he is credited with writing for the nation's first Environmental Impact Statement in 1970. A civil works assignment in Vicksburg, MS from 1970 to 1973, as Secretary of the Mississippi River Commission and Deputy Engineer of the Lower Mississippi Valley Division preceded his final assignment to the US Army Europe office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics. Ferd became the Executive Director of the Consulting Engineers Council of Nebraska and the Executive Secretary of the Nebraska Society of Professional Engineers from 1978 to 1990. He then worked as Special Projects Coordinator in the Office of the Dean, University of Nebraska-Lincoln from August 1990-July 1993 after which he became fully retired. Ferd was an active member of St. Marks on the Campus Episcopal Church where he participated in choir, Sunday School, and the Food Pantry. He and Jo also renovated a house in Mississippi and one in Lincoln. Ferd and Jo have seven children. Their second daughter, Leslie, died at the age of two and is buried in the Alexandria, VA National Cemetery. G.Victoria is a retired Army Sergeant First Class, now an Accountant in KY. The three boys are all Engineer graduates of the University of Nebraska. Ferd III works as an engineer for Intel, Saxby works as a civilian in the Corps of Engineers, and Baker works as an engineer for Valmont Industries. Lori is a Medical Doctor and Helga Reynolds is a mother and foster mother. Survived by wife, Jo, of Lincoln, NE; children, G. Victoria Anderson (Robert Bast) of Elizabethtown, KY, Ferd E. III (Monique) Anderson of Windsor, CO, Lori Anderson MD, Washington, DC, Saxby (Claudia) Anderson of West Palm Beach, FL, Baker (Rebecca) Anderson of Danville, PA, and Helga (Mark) Reynolds of Lincoln, NE; grandchildren Isabelita Anderson, Rachel (Hans) Seller, Isaac Anderson, Hannah Anderson, Will Anderson, Eli Anderson, Simeon Reynolds, and Mary Reynolds. Preceded in death by parents, Ferd and Helga (Torell) Anderson; brothers, Ben and Reed Anderson; sister Joan Anderson. Funeral service 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church on the Campus, 1309 R Street, Lincoln, NE. Parking at the Larson Bldg. (13th & Q). Interment at 2 p.m. in Sunrise Cemetery, Wahoo, with Military Funeral Honors by Wahoo VFW Post #4502 and Wahoo American Legion Post #82. Arrangements Pruss-Nabity Funeral Home, Wahoo, NE 402-443-3128 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Obituary taken from Nov. 13, 2013 Omaha World-Herald Additional information from National Archives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ferd E. Anderson, Jr. lived in Lincoln, NE in 1993, but in 1930, he grew up in Wahoo, NE, living on Orange Street, the son of a dry goods merchant. His parents were born in Nebraska, as were Ferd and all his siblings, but his grandparents were born in Sweden. In 1930, the US Census shows: Ferd E. (37)head, merchant, General Merchandise Store Helga (34)wife Ferd E (5) son Ben L (3) son Reed (1) son Eleanor Long (23) servant (born in Nebraska) In 1940, the US Census shows: Ferd E. (46) head, proprietor, Retail Shoes, Dry Goods Helga (42)wife Ferd (15)son Ben (13)son Reed (11)son Joan (10)daughter

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Latitude: 41.2050018
Longitude: -96.5999985

Family Members:

Parent

Ferd Emmanuel Anderson

(1892 - 1976)

Helga V Torell Anderson

(1895 - 1984)

Spouse

Florence Chaplin “Jo” Anderson Anderson

(1923 - 2021)

Siblings

Reed Myron Anderson

(1929 - 1949)

Joan T Anderson

(1930 - 2007)

Children

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1. Sunrise Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2050018, -96.5999985

2. Sunrise North Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2062000, -96.5996000

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Coordinate: 41.2193985, -96.5214005

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Coordinate: 41.1207275, -96.6409378

14. Fridhem Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.1166992, -96.6367035

15. Green Mound Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2855988, -96.5250015

16. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.1246986, -96.5205994

17. Edensburg Lutheran Cemetery
Malmo, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2482986, -96.7219009

18. Zion Evangelical Cemetery
Ithaca, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1180992, -96.5302963

19. Saint John Nepomucene Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.1910820, -96.7371140

20. Weston Cemetery
Weston, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2016983, -96.7418976

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Coordinate: 41.2772080, -96.7081440

22. Bethesda Cemetery
Malmo, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2710991, -96.7166977

23. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Ceresco, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0885000, -96.5908000

24. Saint James Cemetery
Yutan, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2193985, -96.4353027