L. Louis Lee was born in Boston in 1888, the son of a soldier who served in the Crimean War and the American Civil War. He joined the U.S. Army at an early age and participated in both World War I ...view moreL. Louis Lee was born in Boston in 1888, the son of a soldier who served in the Crimean War and the American Civil War. He joined the U.S. Army at an early age and participated in both World War I and World War II. Retiring from the Army with the rank of Major, he died in 1980.view less