Vernon Roy Rustad
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Navy
Photo: Detail of photograph of Company 539-43, Regiment 3, Battalion 10, U.S. Naval Training Station, Farragut, Idaho, August 25, 1943.
Vernon Roy Rustad served in World War II in the South Pacific. He served in the U.S. Navy from July 14, 1943, until November 2, 1945.
He was assigned to the USS Preble (DM20) Destroyer mine layer.
His rank was Electrician 3rd Class.
Mr. Rustad was born in 1926 to Louis Nicklus and Agnes Rustad in Duluth, Minnesota.
Source: Veterans’ Memorial Hall History Form; Veteran’s account (see below)
Enlisted at 16 years old with father’s permission. 1943 July 14th joined Navy. Boot camp was at Camp Farragut, Idaho, from July 17, 1943 to September 27, 1943. Shipped out on USS Preble DM20, sailed to Pearl Harbor and then to South Pacific region. Planted mines, convoy duty, picked up downed pilots. Served 2 years, 3 months, 19 days.
