Rust, Armistead Thompson Mason

Title

Last Name

Rust

First and Middle Name

Armistead Thompson Mason

Nicknames or Other Names

Rust

Hometown

Washington D.C.

County and/or State

Washington D.C.

Birth Date

June 4, 1894

Birthplace

Sitka, Alaska

Death Date

May 29, 1974

Cause of Death

Natural causes

Place of Death

Huntsville, Alabama

Parents

Armistead Rust and Anne Rust

Siblings

None

Spouse(s)

Beatrice Angell Colburn

Children

Nellie Angell Craddock

VPI Graduating Class

1916

Undergraduate Major

Mechanical Engineering

Graduated

Yes

Service Branch

Navy

Rank

Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Captain

Retired Rank

Captain

Contributing Researchers

Lee A. Schwabenton

Files

Armistead Thompson Mason Rust senior portrait from the 1916 Bugle.jpg

Armistead Thompson Mason Rust picture from the 1916 Bugle.jpg

Armistead Thompson Mason Rust from the 1916 Bugle.jpg

Collection

VPI Class of 1916

Citation

“Rust, Armistead Thompson Mason,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 4, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/69.

Output Formats

Comments (if you have information about a veteran or would like to talk about a veteran, also email the project director Daniel Newcomb at danieln1@vt.edu with your information or question)