Colclasure, Robert E.

1923 - 1983  (60 years)

• Name	Colclasure, Robert E.
  Birth	14 Mar 1923  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COLC.R007
  _FGRAVE	135647700
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, 792nd Bomb Squadron, 468th Bomb Group, 58th Bomb Wing (Very Heavy), United States Army Air Forces  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on 2 February, 1943 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Completed basic and qualified for the military occupational specialty of munitions worker (901). Departed the Continental U.S. on 14 February, 1944 bound for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 792nd Bomb Squadron, 468th Bomb Group, 58th Bomb Wing (Very Heavy) Operating Boeing B-29 Super Fortress Aircraft from bases in India, then China, where they commenced operations against targets in Japan, Manchuria, China, Taiwan (Formosa), Burma (Myanmar), the Malay Peninsula, Singapore and Sumatra. On March 30, 1945 the 58th Bomb Wing deployed to West Field on the island of Tinian where it continued the air offensive Japan until the end of the war in August 1945. Earned the Distinguished Unit Citation, The Good Conduct Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 silver and 1 bronze battle star and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on 24 November 1945 at the Separation Center, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. 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://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1984561
  		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 Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Colclasure, Robert E. (1923-1983) 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
  		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
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Boeing B-29 Superfortress
  		Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Lemay, Missouri
  		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, Robert E. (1923-1983)
  Death	18 Jun 1983  [1]
  Burial	East Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Colclasure, Robert E.
  Person ID	I13296	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Colclasure, Earnest C.,   b. Dec 1870, Illinois d. 26 Feb 1926 (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Akes, Minnie O.,   b. 8 Nov 1891   d. Mar 1973 (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F18261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - East Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Marion County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3529] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Colclasure, Robert E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135647700/robert-e-colclasure#view-photo=109514203), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3515] World War II Honoree, Robert E. Colclasure, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1984561) (Reliability: 2).