Rust, Horace C.
Corporal, 2387571, Company G, 61st Infantry, 5th Division
Silver Star. Citation Orders No. 5, General Headquarters, A.E.F., France, June 3, 1919: The following named officers and enlisted men of the American Expeditionary Forces are cited for gallantry in action and are entitled to wear a silver star .....Corporal Horace Rust, Company G, 61st Infantry. For gallantry in action near Cunel, France, October 14, 1918, in aiding in the capture of an enemy machine-gun nest .......By command of General Pershing: James G. Harbord, Chief of Staff. Official: Robert C. Davis, Adjutant General.
Division Citation. (Silver Star citation superseded by citation from General Headquarters). General Orders No. 78, Headquarters 5th Division, A.E.F., France, December 3, 1918: The following officers and enlisted men are cited in orders for distinguished conduct in action: .....Corporal Horace Rust. Near Cunel, France on October 14, 1918, the foregoing named of Company G, 61st Infantry, displayed unusual courage in flanking a machine-gun nest, killing three Germans and capturing the gun, thereby allowing their company to advance without hindrance. By command of Major General Ely: C.A. Trott, Chief of Staff. Official: David P. Woods, Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, Division Adjutant.
Division Citation. (Silver Star citation superseded by citation from General Headquarters). General Orders No. 4, Headquarters 5th Division, Army Post Office No. 745, March 6, 1919: The following officers and enlisted men are cited in orders for distinguished conduct in action: .....Corporal Horace Rust .....of Company G, 61st Infantry, in the Bois de Pultiere, near Cunel, France on October 14, 1919 (1918), displayed unusual courage by flanking a machine-gun nest, killing three Germans and capturing the gun, allowing the company to advance without further hindrance ....By command of Major General Ely: C.A. Trott, Chief of Staff. Official: David P. Wood, Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, Division Adjutant.
Citation Certificate - Gallantry in Action. March 27, 1919: For distinguished and exceptional gallantry near Cunel, France, October 14, 1918, in the operations of the American Expeditionary Forces; in testimony thereof, and as an expression of appreciation of his valor, I award him this citation. John J. Pershing, Commander-in-Chief.
Croce di Guerra (Italy). Italian Military Mission, General Headquarters, A.E.F., Chaumont, June 8, 1919. By Royal Decree. No specific citation of record.
Record. Born August 26, 1893, Sims; son of Alva M. and Calla (Ray) Rust. Drug clerk, Sims. Entered service June 12, 1917, Fort Thomas, KY. Training: Gettysburg, PA; Camp Dix, NJ. Assigned to Company C, 4th Infantry; transferred to Company L, 311th Infantry; to Company G, 61st Infantry. Sergeant, November 1, 1917; private first class, August 1, 1918; corporal, August 27, 1918. Overseas April 16, 1918 - June 9, 1919. Battles: St. Mihiel, Dun-sur-Meuse, Meuse-Argonne. In Army of Occupation. Discharged June 14, 1919.
Married Margaret Miller. Marion.