Background
Foss, William Otto was born on October 2, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Hans Foss and Alma Josephine Sandstrom.
(The Norwegian bark Dictator grounded and sank in a storm ...)
The Norwegian bark Dictator grounded and sank in a storm off Virginia Beach in March 1891. The book describes the horror and suffering of those shipwrecked. the dramatic and painful rescue efforts, and describes how these events led to a long standing sister city relationship between Virginia Beach and Moss, Norway. homeport of the stricken vessel. The city of Moss presented the Norwegian Lady statue to Virginia Beach as a gift for its citizens effort to rescue the shipwrecked Norwegians. The statue stands at the Virginia Beach oceanfront, near the scene of the Dictator shipwreck.
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Foss, William Otto was born on October 2, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Hans Foss and Alma Josephine Sandstrom.
Graduated from high school, Milton, Massachusetts.
Translate Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, 1947—1951. Associate editor Navy Times, 1951—1960. Writer Beltsville, Maryland, 1960—1962.
Writer, editor United States Department Commerce, Washington, 1962—1967. Public information specialist United States Army Reserve Officers Training Corps Directorate, Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1967—1973. Chief yeoman United States Navy, 1937-1947.
(The Norwegian bark Dictator grounded and sank in a storm ...)
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Member of United States Naval Institute, Authors Guild, Sons of Norway (Third's District Leif Erickson award 2007).
Married Wilma Fehrs-Foss, June 3, 2000. Married Dulcie Elaine Daffer, November 1, 1941 (deceased December 23, 1991).