Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-10-08 | Page 5 | Salt Lake Aviator, War Cross Wearer, Enters Mayor Race

I Salt Lake viator Avator War Wr Cross Wearer 9 Enters Mayor Race LAMAR NELSON NELSO one of the best known newspaper men in Utah CLAMAR C and who brought home to Salt Lake distinguished war recognition for valor overseas will be a candidate for mayor at the coming election according to an announcement made Tuesday A petition Is being circulated by Mr l Nelsons Nelson's friends and according to the Journalist will be filed with the city recorder today or Thursday Mr Ir Nelson was one of the first residents of this state to win a comI commission commission com com- I mission in the aviation corps of the United States army lIe He enlisted soon after this country entered the war and after a period of training in California Cali Call fornia fomia embarked for foreign service He lie participated in five major I I engagements and was officially credited with bringing down two enemy planes and was unofficially credited with two twp more lIe He was twice decorated d by br the French government for bravery in one one instance the decoration being I conferred by Marshal Petain Pet in Mr Nelson is one of ot the most popular men in Salt Lake both among newspaper newspapermen newspaper men and outside of the profession He lie is the son of the late A. A C. C Nelson former state superintendent of ot schools and was educated at atthe atthe I the University of ot Utah and at Columbia university New York at