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Lester G Nelson 1914 - 1987

Lester G Nelson of Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois was born on June 13, 1914, and died at age 73 years old in July 1987.
Lester G Nelson
Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois 60004
June 13, 1914
July 1987
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Lester G Nelson's History: 1914 - 1987

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  • 06/13
    1914

    Birthday

    June 13, 1914
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Polk County, Wisconsin United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 36231511 Enlisted: January 12, 1942 in Ft Sheridan Illinois Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers, Bus, Taxi, Truck, And Tractor
  • 07/dd
    1987

    Death

    July 1987
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1914, in the year that Lester G Nelson was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1927, at the age of just 13 years old, Lester was alive when aviator and media darling Charles Lindbergh, age 25, made the first successful solo TransAtlantic flight. "Lucky Lindy" took off from Long Island in New York and flew to Paris, covering  3,600 statute miles and flying for 33 1⁄2-hours. His plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" was a fabric-covered, single-seat, single-engine "Ryan NYP" high-wing monoplane designed by both Lindbergh and the manufacturer's chief engineer.
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