William Alexander Rust served with the U.S. Marines in the Pacific Theater during World War II: Company B, 7 Marines, 1 Marine Division. He was grievously wounded during heavy fighting with Japanese forces north of the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal. He died while being evacuated for medical care.
William Alexander Rust served with the U.S. Marines in the Pacific Theater during World War II: Company B, 7 Marines, 1 Marine Division. He was grievously wounded during heavy fighting with Japanese forces north of the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal. He died while being evacuated for medical care.
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MICHIGAN
PFC 7 MARINES 1 MARINE DIV
WORLD WAR II
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His remains were repatriated from a wartime cemetery on Guadalcanal and laid to rest in the new national cemetery in 1949.
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