- Date Of Birth: February 12, 1927
- Date Of Death: May 30, 2009
- State: Iowa
Leland Lester Nelson was born the son of Lester and Evalyn (Hoegh) Nelson on February 12, 1927, in Audubon County, Iowa, and passed away Saturday May 30, 2009, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
Leland grew up on the family farm south of Brayton, Iowa. He attended school in Exira, graduating from the Exira High School in 1944. He then attended Iowa State College for one year. Leland served in the U.S. Army from September 1950 until June of 1952, when he became a member of the Army Reserves, serving until 1957.
On February 12, 1956 Leland was united in marriage to Beverly Ann Smith, at St.
