The Stevens-Connor American Legion Post 1330 was named for two Rush men who were killed in World War II: Lt. John H. Stevens, age 26, killed in action over England on July 17, 1944, and Pfc. John F. Connor, age 22, killed in action in Luxemborg on January 27, 1945. John H. Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stevens and husband of Theresa Peer Stevens, entered military service in 1942 in the Fourth Armored Division before transferring to the Air Corps. Two weeks before his death, he flew a bombing mission in the same squadron as his brother, 2nd Lt. Henry Stevens, and saw his brother’s plane shot down; Henry was reported missing for eight weeks. A third brother, 1st Lt. William J. Stevens, served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945. John F. Connor entered service on January 1, 1944, went overseas in June, and saw action in France and Germany with the Third Army before he was killed. The Purple Heart was awarded posthumously to Connor and presented to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Connor. He was their only son and was also survived by five sisters. The Rush World War II veterans included the men and women who served between September 1, 1939, and September 2, 1945, among them John H. Stevens and John F. Connor.