Notes for: Willie Edward ("Ed") Coppit

From Ronny Bodine:

Willie 'Ed' Coppit was a Sergeant First Class with the U.S. Army when he was killed in a vehicle accident on Suck Creek Mountain, near Chattanooga. He had enlisted 1 March 1946. He and Maxine were divorced later in 1946. He was buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery. His death was reported in the Chattanooga "Times" of 16 July 1952.