Lester Laurin Pierce

Background

Pierce, Lester Laurin was born on September 26, 1907 in Merlin, Oregon, United States. Son of Frank Arthur and Charlotte (Allen) Pierce.

Education

Graduated from the high school, 1925.

Career

Theatre manager, Redwood Theatres, Inc., Fortuna and Eureka, California, 1927-1928; salesman, bookkeeper, Thomas Furniture House, Eureka, 1930-1939; pilot, manager, Pierce Brothers Flying Svc., Eureka, 1934-1941; aerial photographer, Pierce Flying Svc., Eureka, 1934-1975; chief flight instructor, Government Approved Flight School, Eureka, 1947-1960; aerial seeder, manager, president, salesman, Pierce Flying Svc., Inc., Eureka, 1946-1968; flight examiner, Federal Aviation Administration, Eureka, 1948-1968; aircraft maintenance inspector, Federal Aviation Administration, Eureka, 1950-1968; mapping pilot, Stand Aerial Surveys, Newark, 1938.

Achievements

• Lester Laurin Pierce has been listed as a noteworthy aviation consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant, flight training, safety officer United States Naval Reserve, 1942, Commander, 1950. Member Society Aircraft Safety Investigators Aviation Consultant, Elks.

Connections

Married Helen Ramona Thomas, March 22, 1937. Children: Adrienne C. Freeman, Nancy E. Johnson.

Father:

Frank Arthur Pierce

Mother:

Charlotte (Allen) Pierce

Spouse:

Helen Ramona Thomas

child:

Nancy E. Johnson Pierce

child:

Adrienne C. Freeman Pierce