Enlisted at the age of 16 in the United States Marine Corp. (USMC)
Duties called him to Iwo Jima, he was assigned beach duty.
He was pulling deceased bodies off the beach.
He heard his name called. ” Hey Chunk!”
He was surprised when he heard Glen Wasson call him by his nickname.
Glen was shot in the leg and was floating near the beach.
Lester Dixon was Honorable Discharged and returned home in 1945.