Anders, William Alison, 1933-

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William A. Anders (b. October 17, 1933, Hong Kong) is a former United States Air Force officer, electrical engineer, nuclear engineer, NASA astronaut, and businessman. Anders, along with Apollo 8 crewmates Frank Borman and Jim Lovell, is one of the first three persons to have left Earth orbit and traveled to the Moon. He was also the U.S. Ambassador to Norway from 1976 to 1977 under then President Gerald Ford's administration.

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creatorOf	Anders, William A. Miscellaneous papers.	Jacksonville University, Carl S. Swisher Library
creatorOf	Anders, William. [Articles, book reviews, etc.].	Lafayette College
referencedIn	Apollo 8 Lunar Mission	National Archives at College Park
creatorOf	Borman, Frank, 1928-. [Letter] 1977 November 1, Miami, Fla. [to] Evan Lerman, Brooklyn, N.Y. / Frank Borman.	Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library
referencedIn	GEMINI 11 INTERVIEWS PART TWO WITH CHARLES CONRAD, NEIL ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM A. ANDERS	National Archives at College Park
referencedIn	President Richard Nixon, Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders, and Henry Kissinger Watch the Apollo 13 Command Module "Odyssey" Splash Down on Television	Richard Nixon Library
referencedIn	Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. ASTRONAUT JUNGLE SURVIVAL TRAINING	National Archives at College Park
referencedIn	Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. ASTRONAUTS RECEIVE SURVIVAL TRAINING	National Archives at College Park

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alumnusOrAlumnaOf	Air Force Institute of Technology (U.S.)
memberOf	Apollo 8 (Spacecraft)
associatedWith	Borman, Frank, 1928-
memberOf	Boy Scouts of America
associatedWith	Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
employeeOf	General Electric Corporation
alumnusOrAlumnaOf	Harvard university
associatedWith	Lafayette College (Easton, Pa.). Faculty.
associatedWith	Lovell, Jim.
memberOf	U.S. Atomic Energy Commission