Colclasure, Bernice Everett 'Doc'

1918 - 1988  (70 years)

• 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
  		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 Army
  		Technical Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Colclasure, Bernice Everett 'Doc' (1918-1988) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern 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)
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		European Theater of World War II
  		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, Bernice E. (1918-1988)
  Death	7 Mar 1988  [1]
  Burial	Churchill Township Cemetery, Selkirk, Ogemaw County, Michigan   [1]
  		Headstone, Colclasure, Bernice Everett
  Person ID	I13287	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Colclasure, Clyde E.,   b. 1893, Illinois d. 1949 (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Lee, Lola Alice,   b. 1900, Illinois d. 2003 (Age 103 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 5]
  Family ID	F6251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, Lana M.,   b. 30 Dec 1916   d. 28 Jun 2012, Ogemaw County, Michigan (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1955  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He was 37 years - She was 38 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F6250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Jan 1918 - Illinois Burial - - Churchill Township Cemetery, Selkirk, Ogemaw County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3505] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Colclasure, Lana M. and Bernice E. "Doc", (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129314052/bernice-e_-colclasure), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2949] http://www.findagrave.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 23, page 11b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S3506] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Colclasure, Bernice Everett, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129314052/bernice-e_-colclasure), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3199] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Bernice E. Colclasure, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1998102) (Reliability: 2). [S13688] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Headstone, Colclasure, Lola A. and Clyde E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22643721/clyde-e_-colclasure), none. (Reliability: 2).