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Personal info

Full name
RUSTAD, Vernon Romaine
Date of birth
27 January 1919
Age
26
Place of birth
Wallingford, Emmet County, Iowa
Hometown
San Diego, San Diego County, California
Religion
Protestant

Military service

Service number
39599217
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
273rd Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
Near Leipzig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 5 2

Immediate family

Members
Lewis C. Rustad (father)
Janett J. (Gunderson) Rustad (mother)
Lewis O. Rustad (brother)
Arlene J. Rustad (sister)
Lois D. Rustad (sister)
Lowell J. Rustad (brother)
Harold Rustad (brother)
Arnold Rustad (brother)
Valborg (Towe) Rustad (wife)

More information

Pvt Vernon R.Rustad enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 29 August 1944 and was overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: André Koch, Astrid van Erp, Fon Kistermann, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Robert Gunderson Family Tree,
http://www.69th-infantry-division.com, Fon Kistermann, www.newspapers.com - Esherville Daily News

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Estherville High School Yearbook 1939