Lester Raymond Olson

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Army

Lester "Les" Raymond Olson was born in Duluth, Minnesota on Oct. 24, 1917. Les graduated from Denfeld High School.

He served in the Army during World War II with the 101st Infantry Division in the Pacific and European theaters and received the Bronze Star. He was a locomotive engineer for the DM&IR Railway for 32 years.

He died Jan. 8, 2003.