Edward Nelson Jr.
Edward Nelson Jr. | |
|---|---|
| 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 Superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy |
Edward Nelson Jr. (March 17, 1931 – June 5, 2018) was a United States Coast Guard rear admiral. He was Superintendent at 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]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Edward Nelson Obituary (2018) Worcester Telegram & Gazette". Legacy.com.
- ^ "Rear Adm. Edward Nelson Jr".