Colclasure, Bert

1892 - 1926  (34 years)

• Name	Colclasure, Bert
  Birth	28 Mar 1892  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COLC.B004
  Military Service	World War I, 5th Division, United States Army  [1]
  	He volunteered for service In the Regular Army of U. S. May 7, 1917. He sailed for Europe May 27, 1918, was assigned to 5th Division Ammunition train service. Served In offensive battle four days of St. Mihiel, Meuse, Argonne, Voseges where thousands fell each minute. With his Division, was under machine gun and rifle fire the last 27 days of the World War previous to the signing of the Armistice. Asslsting in taking 22 stations of the enemy and an area as large as the State of Indiana, taking 37 cannons, 461 machine guns, over 900 prisoners. This his war record as given by his officers. He lies today a hero, a martyr to our freedom. He was gassed in service and contracted Hodgkin's disease, which caused his death. He was honorably discharged and returned to ciivil pursuits of life soon to yield to the last call to bivouac for the dead.
  		Flag of the United States, 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, a…
  		United States Army
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  		5th Infantry Division ("Red Diamond") United States Army
  		5th Infantry Division ("Red Diamond") United States Army
  Death	3 Dec 1926  [1]
  	Cause: Hodgkins Disease
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Colclasure, Bert
  Person ID	I33564	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Colclasure - Stalcup Jacob 'Jakie Wang' Colclasure and Ruth Stalcup Descendants, Graham - Hornick John Riley Graham and Rebecca Isabelle 'Bell' Hornick Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Colclasure, Samuel Wilshire 'Sammie' Jr.,   b. 11 May 1863, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Jul 1947, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Smith, Eliza Angel,   b. 9 Sep 1862, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 1 Nov 1948, Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F2463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henson, Ella B.,   b. 1899   d. 1982 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	21 Aug 1919
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 5 months - She : ~ 20 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F13796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  As a boy he was kind and loving, growing to manhood served his country in her hour of peril as a volunteer, for which we today honor him. Knowing the final result of his malady, he gave his life to Christ and spoke to family and pastor of his being with Christ and the angels and how beautiful and pleasant it was. We submit to God's will,

  
  

• Sources

  [S10384] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Colclasure, Bert, 34, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Colclasure&GSiman=1&GScid=1983792&GRid=25973616&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S10385] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Colclasure, Bert, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Colclasure&GSiman=1&GScid=1983792&GRid=25973616&), none. (Reliability: 2).