Colclasure, George W.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: COLC.G006
• _FGRAVE: 34217157
• Military Service: World War II, Technician Fifth Grade,707th Military Police Battalion, United States Army

Notes:

Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on March 29, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, 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 October 14, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 707th Military Police Battalion in the Rhineland Campaign and the Army Of Occupation. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star, WWII Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal (Germany). Honorably discharged as a Technician Fifth Grade on July 21, 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan.

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=2059888

Family/Spouse: Reedy, Georgia. Georgia (daughter of Reedy, Luther Edward 'Lute' and Kirby, Olive May) was born on 5 Jun 1924; died on 24 Feb 1990; was buried in Old Baptist Cemetery, Iola, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: COLC.O003
• Military Service: World War I, Private, Development Battalion 2,

Orion + Slattot, Lillian Belle. Lillian was born in 1893; died in 1950; was buried in Old Baptist Cemetery, Iola, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: SLAT.L001