From the Nov. 17, 2015, Newton (Iowa) Daily News "A native son sails on. Leland Lester, Colfax native and Pearl Harbor survivor, passes away at age 94" by James W. Brooks.
One of Iowa's last Pearl Harbor survivors died at age 94 on Nov. 14th. He was raised in rural Colfax and joined the Navy at age 19. Aboard the USS Pennsylvania when the attack came and he later served on the USS California. He didn't talk about his war experiences for a long time, but then began making appearances in local schools to tell.
There are now perhaps just two Pearl Harbor survivors remaining in Iowa: Bob Ulrich of Lisbon and Clarence Pfundheller of Audubon. Harlan J. Searle of Mason City died in April at age 93.
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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