Edward Nelson Jr.

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.[1] He retired in 1989 after serving as Commander of the Seventeenth Coast Guard District.[2] He died in 2018.[3][4]

  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".