Lester "Les" Dillon (b. c. 1900) was veteran platoon sergeant in the US Marines. He first saw action in World War I, and later in several small US interventions in the Caribbean during the interwar period. In 1918, he was shot in the leg by German machine guns while serving in France, somewhat crippling him, but was still able to use his legs. Throughout his military career, Dillon was friends with fellow Marine sergeant Dutch Wenzel. Dillon expected to be shipped to Midway after Hawaii was secure.