Colclasure, Earl

• Name	Colclasure, Earl
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COLC.E005
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Military Platoon, 4th 'Ivy' Infantry Division, United States Army  [1]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on November 2, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Corps of Military Police, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Light Truck Driver (345). Departed the Continental U.S. on March 15, 1945 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the Military Police Platoon of the 4th 'Ivy' Infantry Division through the Central Europe Campaign and on into the occupation of Germany. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star, WWII Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal (Germany). Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on July 26, 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2019146
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Earl Colclasure Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		4th Infantry Division ("Ivy Division"), United States Army
  		4th Infantry Division ("Ivy Division"), United States Army
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		European Theater of World War II
  		World War II Honoree, Colclasure, Earl
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 08 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
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  Person ID	I11508	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Colclasure, Earl,   b. 12 Apr 1901, Songer Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Sep 1937, Clay County, Illinois (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Story, Electra May,   b. 15 Jan 1900, Illinois d. 21 Feb 1998 (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F5469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2939] World War II Honoree, Earl Colclasure, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2019146) (Reliability: 2). [S3046] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Colclasure, Earl and Electra, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=107254&GRid=22643530&), none. (Reliability: 2).