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// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Edward Nelson Jr? A guy with a "jr" title, junior to none.

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Edward Nelson Jr.
Born(1931-03-17)March 17, 1931
DiedJune 5, 2018(2018-06-05) (aged 87)
AllegianceUnited States
Branch
United States Coast Guard
Service years
1953–1989
Rank
Rear 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]

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  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". The Daily Astorian.