Charles Anderson (equestrian)Charles Howard Anderson was an American equestrian who won a gold medal for eventing at the 1948 Summer Olympics.Military careerAnderson graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1938 and went on to serve as a career officer in the U.S. Army, retiring in 1966 at the rank of full colonel. During World War II, he was a member of the Airborne Division.