Hanford James Rustand
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 51129 - 2nd Lt Hanford James 'Rusty' Rustand, 91BG
Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. 9 missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 42-97956 'PARD'; downed by fighters, crashed Libehna, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10148
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16002065
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner, Engineer, Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39140153
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32818641
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-438254
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38471411
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pard
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Luxembourg American Cemetery
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Otter Tail County, MN, USA | 18 March 1922 | Son of Iver Louis and Ella Florence [Ricks] Rustand. |
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Enlisted Married |
San Francisco, CA, USA | 13 June 1941 | San Francisco, California |
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Other Married |
Douglas, AZ 85607, USA | 1 June 1943 | Married Mary Frances Rieman-Rustand |
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Died |
Libehna, Germany | 2 November 1944 | Temporally buried in the village cemetery in Libehna, Germany until the war was over. |
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Killed in Action (KIA) |
Fergus Falls, MN 56537, USA | ||
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Buried |
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial | Moved from a temporary grave in Libehna, Germany to the American Military Cemetery in Hamm, Luxembourg (Plot H, Row 10, Grave 92). | |
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Other Primary |
Stockton AAF, CA | Primary flight training; Stockton, California. | |
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Other Operational |
Langley Field, VA | Operational training; Langley Field, Virginia. | |
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Other Advanced |
Douglas AAF, AZ | Advanced flight training; Douglas AAF, Arizona | |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | 2 November 1944 | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Hereford Cemetery Wendell, Grant County, MN | Memorialised Hereford Cemetery Wendell, Grant County, Minnesota |
Revisions
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http://www.awon2.org/fathers/awrustand.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56063270/hanford-james-rustand
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90302844/hanford-james-rustand#
Replaced what I accidently deleted from the Bio while working on this for the first time, yesterday. I did add the country, and capitalized PARD as this is how it was on the plane. This is known because I have a photo, that I have shared, and has gotten around to a few places.
Birth Records, Family Letters, Marriage Certificate, Telegrams & Letters of Notification, Battle Monuments Commission Web Site; Personal Visit to the Crash Site in Libehna, Germany and speaking with witnesses in the village; and a Personal visit to the grave in Luxembourg.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10148 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
