Oral History Project World War II Years, 1941-1946 - Doug Anderson

Doug Anderson was born 25 July 1925 in Minneapolis, and grew up there. After high school he volunteered for the US Navy. Doug served in the US Navy from November 1942 to March 1946. During World War II he was an aviation machinist mate, second class, on board the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, in the Pacific. Doug joined the crew of the Enterprise in September 1943 and remained with the ship until the end of the war. After the war, Doug returned to Minneapolis. He worked as a milkman for more than 20 years, delivering for Northland Milk Company. After 1975 he worked as a Metro Transit bus driver until retirement