Zeusler, F. A. (Frederick A.)

Coast Guard officer assigned to Bering Sea Patrol and Arctic Patrol including the revenue cutters, Bear and Northland. After retiring from the Coast Guard Zeusler served as an executive for the Alaska Steamship Co. and was active in civic organizations related to the Port of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest Maritime Historical Society.

Zeusler was a career U.S. Coast Guard officer (1908-1947) assigned to Bering Sea Patrol and Arctic Patrol including the revenue cutters, Bear and Northland. In addition to World War I and II campaign medals, Admiral Zeusler held the Bronze Star for his World War II service as commander of naval forces in the Sitka, Alaska area, and the Legion of Merit for service as district commander of the Seventeenth (Juneau) and Thirteenth (Seattle) Coast Guard Districts. After retiring from the Coast Guard in 1947, Zeusler served as an executive for the Alaska Steamship Co. and wrote and spoke frequently on maritime topics. He was active in civic organizations related to the Port of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest Maritime Historical Society. His marriage to Clarice, a schoolteacher he met while stationed in Port Angeles, lasted almost 50 years. Admiral Zeusler died in Santa Barbara, California, at age 91, Dec. 14, 1981. [See the collection guide for extensive biographical information.].