Rusk, Charles Sherman

1915 - 2010  (95 years)

• Name	Rusk, Charles Sherman
  Birth	14 Jun 1915	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	RUSK.C002
  _FGRAVE	76612843
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Company A, 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th 'Pathfinder' Infantry Division, United States Army  [1, 3]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on December 21, 1943 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Selected for the Infantry, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Rifleman (MOS 745). Departed the Continental U.S. on July 1, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and fought with Company A, 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th 'Pathfinder' Infantry Division, in the Normandy, Northern France, And Rhineland Campaigns. Wounded by enemy action on August 13, 1944 in vicinity of Lesneven, France. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class with a certificate of disability on June 16, 1945 at Percy Jones Hospital Center, Fort Custer, Michigan. Earned the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars, and the WWII Victory Medal. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2276966
  		Flag of the United States, 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, a…
  		United States Army
  		Charles Sherman Rusk (1915-2010) Source: Facebook.com (Phyllis Gill)
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Charles Sherman Rusk (1915-2010) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		8th Infantry Division ("Pathfinder"), United States Army
  		8th Infantry Division ("Pathfinder"), United States Army
  		121st Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Fort Custer Training Center, Michigan
  		Lesneven, Brittany, France
  		World War II Honoree, Rusk, Charles S. (1915-2010)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 21 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  Death	20 Jun 2010	Monroe Clinic Hospital, Monroe, Green County,Wisconsin   [1, 2]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I26799	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Rusk, William Sherman,   b. 5 Mar 1895   d. 13 May 1968 (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Venable, Sadie Maude,   b. 1 Dec 1897, Illinois d. 7 Jan 1973 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1914
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 7 months - She : 16 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F11522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hout, Wynona Faye,   b. 2 Sep 1938, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois d. 30 Jun 2011, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1959	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 44 years and 3 months - She : 21 years.
  Children	+ 1. Rusk, Tammy
  Family ID	F11521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Jun 1915 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 23 Sep 1959 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 20 Jun 2010 - Monroe Clinic Hospital, Monroe, Green County,Wisconsin Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He owned an oil-drilling company in Southern Illinois for more than 45 years before retiring to travel and learn golf. Sherm loved all sports, especially baseball and golf. He was a proud veteran of World War II having served with Co. A, 121st Infantry, 8 Division and was wounded three times. The third wound occurred when he was hit by sniper fire on Christmas Day, 1944, at the Battle of the Bulge. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, especially his grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7586] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Rusk, Charles Sherman, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76612843) (Reliability: 2). [S7587] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Rusk, Charles Sherman, 95, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Rusk&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=76612843&) (Reliability: 2). [S7539] World War II Honoree, Charles S. Rusk, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2276966) (Reliability: 2). [S7667] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Rusk, Wynona, 72, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=72424663) (Reliability: 2). [S9612] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hout, Palmer E., 74, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21408034/palmer-e-hout), none. (Reliability: 2).