Edward Nelson Jr.
Edward Nelson Jr. (March 17, 1931 – June 5, 2018) was a United States Coast Guard rear admiral. He was Commandant of the United States Coast Guard Academy from June 1982 to June 1986.[1] He retired in 1989 after serving as Commander of the Seventeenth Coast Guard District.[2] He died in 2018.[3][4]
Edward Nelson Jr. | |
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| Born | March 17, 1931 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 5, 2018 (aged 87) Astoria, Oregon, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Coast Guard |
| Years of service | 1953–1989 |
| Rank | Rear admiral |
| Commands held | Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard District Commandant of the United States Coast Guard Academy |
References
- Supplement to Who's who in America, volume 44, p 645
- https://www.uscg.mil/history/uscghist/uscga_history_final.pdf Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine - "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-02-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/telegram/obituary.aspx?n=edward-nelson&pid=189295405
- http://www.dailyastorian.com/obituaries/20180611/obituary-rear-adm-edward-nelson-jr
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