Colclasure, John Edwin

1923 - 2008  (85 years)

• Name	Colclasure, John Edwin
  Birth	15 Feb 1923	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COLC.J007
  _FGRAVE	25361507
  Funeral	18 Mar 2008	Neal Funeral Home, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class, United States Navy  [2]
  	Enlisted and entered active service on January 10, 1941 at Effingham, Illinois. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois and attended the aviation radio school at Naval Air Station, San Diego, California. Thereafter asassigned to Naval Air Station, Kodiak, Alaska and served aboard the carrier USS Randolph (CV-15). Reassigned to Composite Squadron VC-15, Naval Air Station, Los Alamitos, California and served aboard the escort carrier USS Tulagi (CVE-72). Earneed The Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal. Honorably discharged as an Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class on February 17, 1946 at the Personnel Separation Center, U.S. Navy Reserve, Bremerton, Washington. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2001086
  		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
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Colclasure, John Edwin (1923-2008) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Navy
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		USS Randolph (CV-15), United States Navy
  		List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
  		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, Colcalsure, John Edwin (1923-2008)
  Death	15 Mar 2008	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	18 Mar 2008	Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Colclasure, John Edwin
  Person ID	I13293	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Colclasure, Richard Arthur,   b. 29 May 1881, Clay County, Illinois d. 6 Apr 1956 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sutton, Golda Dean,   b. 6 May 1883   d. Dec 1975 (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F6259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Everett, Nina M.,   b. 9 May 1924   d. 21 Oct 2003 (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. Colclasure, S.B.   2. Colclasure, P.L.
  Family ID	F6258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Feb 1923 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 15 Mar 2008 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 18 Mar 2008 - Neal Funeral Home, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 18 Mar 2008 - Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Edwin Colclasure, 85, of Newton died at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008, at Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Neal Funeral Home, Louisville, with burial in Oskaloosa Cemetery, rural Xenia. Visitation will be from noon until time of service at the funeral home. Mr. Colclasure was born Feb. 15, 1923, in Clay County, the son of Richard Arthur and Goldie Dean (Sutton) Colclasure. He was a retired aerospace electrician for the U.S. Navy where he served for 21 years. Mr. Colclasure was a member of Navy Fleet Reserve. Survivors include his sons, Steven Blake (wife, Cindy) Colclasure of Elizabeth City, N.C., and Peter Lance (wife, Belinda) Colclasure of Crestview, Fla.; brother, Orville (wife, Alice) Colclasure of Clay City; sister, Minnie Ramsey of Sullivan; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, John Edwin Colclasure Jr.; three brothers; and five sisters.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3521] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Colclasure, John Edwin, 85, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Colclasure&GSiman=1&GScid=1961810&GRid=25361507&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3507] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, John Edwin Colcalsure, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2001086) (Reliability: 2). [S3522] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Colclasure, John Edwin, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Colclasure&GSiman=1&GScid=1961810&GRid=25361507&), none. (Reliability: 2).