| Name |
Colclasure, Bernice Everett 'Doc' |
| Birth |
14 Jan 1918 |
Illinois  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
COLC.B001 |
| _FGRAVE |
129314052 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Technical Sergeant, 851st Engineer Aviation Battalion, United States Army [3, 4] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on April 22, 1942 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Completed basic training, qualified as a Construction Machine Supervisor, military occupational specialty 359 and assigned to the 851st Engineer Aviation Battalion. Departed the U.S. with his unit on June 24, 1943 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Served in England and in the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged from the Corps of Engineers as a Technical Sergeant on December 14, 1945 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, 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=1998102
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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. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Colclasure, Bernice Everett 'Doc' (1918-1988)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Colclasure, Bernice E. (1918-1988)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Camp Grant, Illinois
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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European Theater of World War II
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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Technical Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Army
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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,… |
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
7 Mar 1988 [1] |
| Burial |
Churchill Township Cemetery, Selkirk, Ogemaw County, Michigan [1] |
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Headstone, Colclasure, Bernice Everett
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| Person ID |
I13287 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
15 May 2023 |
English
1918 - 1988 (70 years)
