Other Coy Woolverton was born 9 May 1925 in Dyer County, Tennessee. He was the son of Arthur Leroy Wilson Woolverton and Lula Moore.
Killed in Action 15 April 1945 in Germany
Buried at Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, TN
254th Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division, Company C
The Commercial Appeal, 3 May 1945
Staff Sergt. Other Coy Woolverton, 19, of Dyersburg, Tenn., was killed in action on April 15, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Woolverton, have been notified. He was serving with the 63rd Infantry Division in Germany. Sergeant Woolverton was employed by the Dyersburg Cotton Products Co., before entering the service. Sergt. Woolverton was the twin brother of Arthur Roy Woolverton, who was wounded while fighting in France, and received a medical discharge from the Army April 3. He had seven other brothers, Leonard and Gus Woolverton, of Dallas, Texas; Ray and J.C. Woolverton, both serving with the Navy in the South Pacific, and Troy, James and Hassell Woolverton of Dyersburg; three sisters also survive, Mrs. Hazel Wiley and Miss Pauline Woolverton of Dyersburg, and Mrs. Gladys Owens of Memphis.
- Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Date of birth: 9 May 1925
- Date of death: 15 April 1945
- County: Roane
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 254th Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XVII, Top Panel
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