Name:
Lester Eugene Rust
Rank:
Sergeant
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Unit:
5th Engineer Special Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
White Flat Cemetery, Mangum, Oklahoma
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Lester Eugene Rust was born on October 23, 1909 in Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma. He was the son of Thomas Emmett Rust and Myrtle Nevada Anderson Rust. Lester served in the 5th Engineer Special Brigade as a Sergeant during World War II. He died on June 6, 1944 at the age of 34 at Omaha beach on D-day and is now buried in the White Flat Cemetery, Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma, USA.