Colclasure, Gerald Glen

1920 - 1948  (27 years)

• Name	Colclasure, Gerald Glen
  Birth	10 Dec 1920	Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COLC.G007
  _FGRAVE	22813078
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman Second Class, United States Navy Reserves  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee and Apprentice Seaman on November 2, 1944. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, and further training at Amphibious Training Base, Camp Bradford, Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia. Later assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia, and U.S. Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Virginia. Honorably discharged as a Seaman Second Class on March 19, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Shelton, Virginia. Earned the American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2123389
  		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 Navy
  		United States Navy
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), United States Navy, World War II The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), US Navy, WWII, (Piping) The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Colclasure, Gerald Glen (1920-1948) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Joint Expeditionary Base–Little Creek, Virginia formerly known as Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia
  		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, Gerald Glen (1920-1948)
  Death	26 Jun 1948	Iola, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  Burial	Iola Cemetery, Iola, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Colclasure, Gerald G.
  		Headstone, Colclasure, Gerald G. and Jerry L.
  Person ID	I13291	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 May 2023

  
  

  Family	Sapp, Mary Evelyn,   b. 19 Sep 1921   d. 7 Jul 2009, Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1940  [4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 19 years - She was ~ 18 years and 3 months.
  Children	1. Colclasure, P.   2. Colclasure, D.   3. Colclasure, D.   4. Colclasure, C.   5. Colclasure, Jerry L.,   b. 1942   d. 1989 (Age 47 years)   6. Colclasure, Lyle Laverne,   b. 17 Oct 1943   d. 20 Dec 1983 (Age 40 years)   7. Colclasure, Franklin Eugene 'Gene',   b. 1946   d. 2017 (Age 71 years) + 8. Colclasure, Robert Gaylon,   b. 8 Dec 1947, Clay County, Illinois d. 14 Jan 2014, Nature Trail Nursing Home, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F6256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Dec 1920 - Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois Death - 26 Jun 1948 - Iola, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Iola Cemetery, Iola, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3516] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Colclasure, Gerald G., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=81&GScid=1961025&GRid=22813078&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14751] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Gerald Glen Colclasure, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2123389) (Reliability: 2). [S3517] The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Cruse, Mary E, 87, (The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), 10 Jul 2009) (Reliability: 2). [S3618] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Cruse, Mary E. 87, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39222348), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3619] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Cruse, Mary E. and Roscoe, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22831303), none. (Reliability: 2).