Colclasure, Eldon Dale

1922 - 2013  (90 years)

• Name	Colclasure, Eldon Dale
  Birth	13 Sep 1922  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COLC.E008
  _FGRAVE	105616211
  Funeral	Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home, Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri   [2]
  Military Service	Career Airman
  Military Service	Korean War, United States Air Force  [1, 2]
  		United States Air Force
  		Korea
  		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,…
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		United States Air Force
  		United States Air Force Enlisted Rank Insignia
  Military Service	Viet Nam War, Technical Sergeant, United States Air Force  [1, 2]
  	Career Airman, United States Air Force
  		Generic Military Service Ribbons, Vietnam War, United States Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps NOTE: This list may be incomplete. Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Gallantry Cross, South Vietnam
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Map of Military Installations during the Vietnam War Locate any Fire Base, Landing Zone, or Military Installation during the Vietnam War with this Interactive Google Map of Vietnam.
  		Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of South Viet Nam
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Republic Of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm Ribbon (US Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps, US Coast Guard Frame), Republic of Vietnam
  		Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of South Vietnam
  		Technical Sergeant (abbreviated as TSGT) (paygrade E-6), United States Air Force
  		United States Air Force
  		United States Air Force
  		United States Air Force Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Vietnam Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Vietnam
  		United States of America Flag, 50 Stars (1960 - Present) This is the current flag of the United States. This flag became the official United States flag in 1960 when a star was added for the State of Hawaii. It replaced the short-lived 49-star flag (July 4, 1959 - July 3, 1960) honoring the State of Alaska. An Executive Order by President Eisenhower provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine…
  		Vietnam Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Vietnam War (1955-1975)
  Military Service	World War II, Staff Sergeant, 952nd Radio Intelligence Squadron, United States Army Air Forces  [1, 2, 3]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on 19 January 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and attended the Signal Corps School at Camp Crowder, Missouri, qualifying for the military occupational specialty (MOS) of Radio Intercept Opeperator (738). Assigned to and served with Squadron A, 462nd Army Air Forces Base Unit engaged in Signal Aviation training at Camp Pinedale, California. Honorably discharged to re-enlist in the regular army the next day on 2 November 1945 at that station. Departed the Continental U.S. on 9 April 1946 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served as a Radio Mechanic (MOS 754) with the 952nd Radio Intelligence Squadron in occupied Japan. Honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant on 26 January 1947 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The WWII Victory Medal and The Army of Occupation Medal (Japan). 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=1988489
  		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. …
  		Military Service Ribbons, Colclasure, Eldon Dale (1922-2013) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		World War II Honoree, Colclasure, Eldon D. (1922-2013)
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Fort Crowder, Missouri Formerly Camp Crowder, Missouri
  		Staff Sergeant (abbreviated as S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		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,…
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  Death	17 Feb 2013	Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri   [1]
  Burial	Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Bloomfield, Stoddard County, Missouri   [1]
  	Plot: Sec K Row 18 Site 789
  		Headstone, Colclasure, Eldon D.
  Person ID	I13289	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Colclasure, Orion Clyde,   b. 22 May 1897   d. 26 Jun 1942 (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Slattot, Lillian Belle,   b. 1893   d. 1950 (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F6254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Brown, R.
  Children	1. Colclasure, R.   2. Colclasure, J.D.   3. Colclasure, D. > 4. Colclasure, R.A.
  Family ID	F6253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Funeral - - Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home, Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri Death - 17 Feb 2013 - Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri Burial - - Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Bloomfield, Stoddard County, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

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• Notes

  Eldon D. Colclasure, 90, died Feb. 17, 2013 in Poplar Bluff, MO. He was born Sept. 13, 1922 in Louisville, IL to Orion Clyde and Lillian Belle Slattor Colclasure. He was married to Roberta Brown in Poplar Bluff, MO on July 11, 1949. He was a member of the First christian Church. He served in the U. S. Air Force during World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam. He was a retired school teacher; a member of Toast Masters; was a musician, author, ham radio operator; and enjoyed watch making and making mandolins. He is survived by three sons, Rea, Jon D., and Dale Colclasure; a daughter, Ruth Ann Donaldson; two brothers, George W. and Ford M. Colclasure; a sister, Mary Lou Scamehorn; fifteen grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. The funeral was at noon at Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home chapel in Poplar Bluff, MO. with burial in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, MO. (Published in the Clay County Republican)

  
  

• Sources

  [S3510] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Colclasure, Eldon D., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105616211) (Reliability: 2). [S3511] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Colclasure, Eldon D., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105616211) (Reliability: 2). [S3215] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Eldon D. Colclasure, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1988489) (Reliability: 2).