Rufus O Colclasure

T/5 Rufus Colclasure was killed in action on 14 June 1944, serving with Med Det, 18th Infantry Regiment. Around this time, the 18th Infantry Regiment was settled into defensive positions in the Caumont sector, with its command post established near Sallen while the battalions held ground across Villeneuve, La Vacquerie, Le Haye, and Le Bisson, and one battalion stood in reserve near Beziers. The regiment kept pressure on the enemy through patrolling and ambushes, taking prisoners and turning back several German attempts to push into its lines without giving up any ground. While this account describes the regiment's broader operations rather than the specific activities of its individual companies that day, it reflects the steady, hard-fought defensive work being carried out across the sector as June continued. T/5 Colclasure was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.