Rust, Lynne Louis, 1897-1964
Biographical Note
Lynne Louis Rust (1897-1964) was a United States Navy Sailor from Waverly, Iowa. He was the son of Henry L. and Emily Jemella Rust. He married Bernice M. Thies (1899-1964) on December 6, 1919, in Waverly, and they had a daughter, Betty Jean Rust. Rust worked at a drug store as a merchant, assistant manager, and pharmacist, while Bernice worked as a manager in retail. They lived in Iowa until after World War II, when they moved to Texas. Lynne and Bernice are burried at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
External sources:
U.S. Federal Censuses, 1900-1950
Iowa State Census, 1925
"Lynne Louis Rust", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3047024/lynne-louis-rust, accessed on June 22, 2023.
Bernice M Rust", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3047020/bernice-m-rust, accessed on June 22, 2023.
"Lynne Louis Rust, Draft Card", Ancestry, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/38237541:2238, accessed on June 22, 2023.
"Rust-Thies." Evening times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), 08 Dec. 1919. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. U.S. Library of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85049554/1919-12-08/ed-1/seq-8/, accessed March 18, 2024.
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Lynne L. Rust Letter to Bernice Thies
This collection contains a World War I era letter from Norfolk, Virginia, dated May 7, 1918. The letter is from Lynne L. Rust (1897-1964) to his future wife Bernice Thies (1899-1964) of Sioux City, Iowa. Rust was stationed on the USS Montana from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and discusses his experiences in the war and Navy.