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Stanley
Vincent
Parker
October 26, 1885

–

July 15, 1968

Born:

Cincinnati

, 

Ohio

Home:

Cincinnati

, 

Ohio

Buried: 

Cincinnati

, 

Ohio

Cemetery:

Spring Grove Cemetery

Stanley Parker was commissioned in the Coast Guard through the School of Instruction of the Revenue Cutter Service, precursor to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, in 1906. He was one of the Coast Guard’s pioneers in aviation, and retired as a U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral in 1947.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Coast Guard

    Rank:

    Rear Admiral

    Action Date:

    June 1942 – August 1, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 351 (June 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Stanley Vincent Parker, United States Coast Guard, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Captain of the Port of New York from June 1942 to 1 August 1945.