In early April, he was severely wounded when the prisoners came under fire from a U.S. plane. He was taken to a German hospital, where he recalled a German doctor saying, "Give that kid pajamas." His treatment was minimal, and his wounds became infected. At the time of his liberation by the Army, he had lost more than 60 pounds. In urgent need of surgery, he was transferred via plane to a hospital in Paris, where a physician removed shrapnel. He also suffered a lung collapse and was hospitalized for several months.
Among other decorations, Mr. Anderson received a Purple Heart.
"He was not a complainer and remained calm in all situations," said his son, John Wilson Anderson of Arlington, Va. "Rarely, if ever, did I see my father angry."
Mr. Anderson later completed his civil engineering degree at Norwich University and in 1947 joined the staff of Baltimore Contractors, then located on Central Avenue. He remained with the firm and became its vice president of sales and estimating before he retired in 1982.
"He was particularly proud of the construction of the combined campus of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and Western High School," said his son. "He was a Poly graduate, and his father had taught there for many years."
Mr. Anderson also worked on the Golden Sands condominium in Ocean City, Children's Hospital in Philadelphia, the Howard University library and Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, and dormitories at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Services were held Thursday at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer.
In addition to his son, survivors include his wife of nearly 60 years, the former Irene A. Desjardins; a daughter, Deborah Anderson Carroll of Leonardtown; a sister, Jane Creager of Towson; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
