Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray
1895 - 1968 (73 years)
| Name | Rusk, William Sherman | |
| Birth | 5 Mar 1895 [1] | |
| Gender | Male | |
| Reference Number | RUSK.W001 | |
| _FGRAVE | 24070759 | |
| Military Service | World War I, Private, Headquarters Company, 34th Artillery, CAC, United States Army [1] | |
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army |
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World War I (1914 - 1918) |
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| Death | 13 May 1968 [1, 2] | |
| Burial | Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Rusk, William S. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black |
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| Person ID | I31336 | Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified | 12 Nov 2023 | |
| Family | Venable, Sadie Maude, b. 1 Dec 1897, Illinois d. 7 Jan 1973 (Age 75 years) | |||||||||
| Marriage | 28 Oct 1914 | |||||||||
| Age at Marriage | He was 19 years and 7 months - She was 16 years and 10 months. | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F11522 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 31 Jan 2023 | |||||||||
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