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United States Coast Guard admiral
Edward Nelson Jr.
Born(1931-03-17)March 17, 1931
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 5, 2018(2018-06-05) (aged 87)
Astoria, Oregon, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Coast Guard
Years of service1953–1989
RankRear admiral
CommandsCommander, 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. He retired in 1989 after serving as Commander of the Seventeenth Coast Guard District. He died in 2018.

References

  1. 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
  2. "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)
  3. "Edward Nelson Obituary (2018) Worcester Telegram & Gazette". Legacy.com.
  4. "Rear Adm. Edward Nelson Jr".
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