THE plaque on his desk in the Pentagon’s E-Ring reads FAST CHARGER. This was the radio call of Admiral George W. Anderson Jr. when he was commander of the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.

Upon announcing that Admiral George W. Anderson Jr. would not be reappointed as Chief of Naval Operations, President Kennedy promised that Anderson would be given a post of “high responsibility.” ...

Retired Adm. George W. Anderson, who as chief of naval operations was in charge of the U.S. blockade of Cuba during the Soviet missile crisis in 1962, died Friday in McLean, Va. Adm. Anderson, who ...