World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Rufus Owen Colclasure
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Clay County, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE WITH THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, 18TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION. LATER BURIED WITH MILITARY HONORS AT ELMWOOD CEMETERY, FLORA, ILLINOIS. HONORED ALSO AT THE WWII MEMORIAL IN THAT CITY.