Colclasure, Orville Alvernace

1926 - 2015  (89 years)

• Name	Colclasure, Orville Alvernace
  Birth	17 Mar 1926	Iola, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COLC.O002
  _FGRAVE	149620831
  Funeral	26 Jul 2015  [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, United States Marine Corps  [2]
  	Enlisted at Chicago, Illinois, on May 17, 1944 to serve for the duration. Completed boot camp and trained in the special military qualification of Carburetor and Ignition Mechanic. Served abroad in the Asiatic-Pacific area from July 1, 1945 to August 9, 1946. Participated in the occupation of Japan from September 25, 1945 to July 7, 1946. Honorably discharged as a Corporal on August 14, 1946 at the Marine Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, and the Marine version of the Navy Occupation Service Medal (Japan). Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2202373
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Colclasure, Orville Alvernace (1928-2015)
  		United States of America Flag, 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,…
  		United States Marine Corps
  		United States Marine Corps
  		Corporal, United States Marine Corps Pre-1918-1959
  		United States Marine Corps Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Colclasure, Orville Alvernace (1926-2015) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Navy Occupation Service Medal, United States Navy
  		Navy Occupation Service Medal, United States Navy
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  Death	20 Jul 2015	Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  	Military rites will be accorded at 1:45pm by the Louisville American Legion. No funeral services will be held. Cremation rites will be accorded. Burial will be at a later date at Oskaloosa Cemetery.
  		Headstone, Colclasure, Orville Alvernace
  Person ID	I13295	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Colclasure, Richard Arthur,   b. 29 May 1881, Clay County, Illinois d. 6 Apr 1956 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sutton, Golda Dean,   b. 6 May 1883   d. Dec 1975 (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F6259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Owens, A.R.
  Children	1. Colclasure, B.   2. Colclasure, B.   3. Colclasure, B.   4. Colclasure, B.
  Family ID	F6261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  He loved to mushroom hunt, fish, collect antiques and was a member of the Olney coin club and the Fairfield coin club. He also managed the Flora American Legion and VFW.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3526] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Colclasure, Orville Alvernace, 89, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=149620831), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3512] World War II Honoree, Orville Alvernace Colclasure, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2202373) (Reliability: 2). [S3527] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Colclasure, Orville Alvernace, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=149620831), none. (Reliability: 2).