PFC, 306th Engineer Combat Bn., 81st Infantry Division, U. S. Army
Killed in Action 28 October 1944, Peleliu Island, Micronesia.
Compiled by Linda Cunningham Fluharty.
Photo from Sistersville High School yearbook, Class of 1940.
WILLIS PAUL RUSH, born 6 October 1921 in Tyler County, W.Va., was the son of Slater Benson Rush and Goldie (Anderson) Kimble, married in Wetzel County in 1921. Goldie's surname was actually Kendall when she married Slater Rush. Goldie Anderson married Wilson Kendall in 1918 in Wetzel County.
1930 Census, Sistersville, Tyler County, W.Va.
#144 - Main Street
Slater B. Rush, Head, 62, $4000 Owns Home, b. Ohio
Goldie Rush, Wife, 35, b. W.Va.
Willis Rush, Son, 8, b. W.Va.
Goldie M. Rush, Daughter, 6, b. W.Va.
Williard Rush, Son, 2 yrs 11 mos, b. W.Va.
Arlie J. Rush, Son, 1 month, b. W.Va.
Mamie Kendall, Step-daughter, 11, b. W.Va.The father, Slater Benson Rush, born about 1868, died 9 June 1930 in Sistersville.
1940 Census, Sistersville, Tyler County, W.Va.
#700
Golda Rush, Head, 35, Candler Produce Co, b. W.Va.
Mamie Kendall, Daughter, 21, Stenographer Produce Co, b. W.Va.
Willis Rush, Son, 18, b. W.Va.
Maude Rush, Daughter, 15, b. W.Va.
Henry Anderson, Father, 80, b. W.Va.
Annabelle Anderson, Son, 76, b. W.Va.
Willis Rush enlisted in the U. S. Army 3 November 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland.
He had four years of high school and was a mechanic.
Buried at Manila American Cemetery, Philippines.
