Chief Master Sergeant Grover Leon Colyott

1923 - 1969  (46 years)

• Name	Grover Leon Colyott  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	Chief Master Sergeant
  Birth	17 Jul 1923	Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Military Draft Registration	1942	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Military Service	12 Oct 1943  [1, 4]
  	US Navy - WWII and US Army Air Corps/US Air Force - Korea and Vietnam Wars
  Death	6 Aug 1969	Germany   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Killed in Action - Vietnam War
  	Killed in car crash in Germany while on active duty
  Burial	Rayfield Cemetery, Lesterville, Reynolds, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Betty Randolph and Grover Coylett "CM Sgt ● Army Air Force ● World War II" buried together
  		Burial-COLYOTT Grover Betty Randolph and Grover Coylett buried together "CM Sgt ● Army Air Force ● World War II" -- Rayfield Cemetery, Lesterville MO ~ Killed in car accident in Germany while in USAF + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12356176/
  		Rayfield Cemetery Lesterville, Reynolds, Missouri Find a Grave: #31057
  Person ID	I23687	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Betty June Randolph,   b. 31 Aug 1936, Graniteville, Iron, Missouri, USA bur. Rayfield Cemetery, Lesterville, Reynolds, Missouri, USA
  Marriage	Abt 1951	Missouri, USA   [5, 6]
  	Betty Thomure and Grover Coylett
  Family ID	F9631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jul 1923 - Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Marriage - Abt 1951 - Missouri, USA Burial - - Rayfield Cemetery, Lesterville, Reynolds, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Grave Marker - Vietnam War Killed in Action: American Service in the Vietnam War

  
  

  Burials

  Burial-COLYOTT Grover Betty Randolph and Grover Coylett buried together "CM Sgt ● Army Air Force ● World War II" -- Rayfield Cemetery, Lesterville MO ~ Killed in car accident in Germany while in USAF + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12356176/

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-COLYOTT Grover L Obituary of GROVER LEON COLYOTT

  
  

• Sources

  [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S10491] Find a Grave (Killed in Action - Vietnam War), COLYOTT Grover Leon - CMSGT US Air Force - 1923-1969 (Veteran) (KILLED IN ACTION). -- Birth: 17 Jul 1923, Ironton, Iron County, Missouri -- Death: 6 Aug 1969 (aged 46) Germany -- Burial: Rayfield Cemetery, Lesterville, Reynolds County, Missouri "CM Sgt ● Army Air Force ● World War II" While in USAF Got killed in Car Accident in Germany on 08-6-1969. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12356176/grover-leon-colyott Burial-COLYOTT Grover Betty Randolph and Grover Coylett buried together "CM Sgt ● Army Air Force ● World War II" -- Rayfield Cemetery, Lesterville MO ~ Killed in car accident in Germany while in USAF + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12356176/ [S363] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St Louis, Missouri; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 64. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 64 [S2525] Ancestry.com, Utah, Military Records, 1861-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Utah State Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, Utah; Military Service Cards, ca. 1898-1975; Creating Agency: Department of Administrative Services, Division of Archives and Records Service; Series: 85268; Reel: 62. Utah, Military Records, 1861-1970 Utah State Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, Utah; Military Service Cards, ca. 1898-1975; Creating Agency: Department of Administrative Services, Division of Archives and Records Service; Series: 85268; Reel: 62 [S9200] Newspapers.com: Marriage License for THROMURE/COLYOTT • Biloxi Sun Herald - 20 Feb 1951, Betty June Randolph Thomure and Grover L Colyott - The Daily Herald; Publication Date: 20/ Feb/ 1951; Publication Place: Biloxi, Mississippi. https://www.newspapers.com/image/742103940/?article=22f824f2-2655-433d-9fcb-09f1c5447eb8/efeb9261-9402-47e1-9f8c-6e204778e080&focus=0.6184756,0.041426897,0 [S10387] Find a Grave: RANDOLPH Betty Colyott 1936-1993, Betty J Randolph Colyott. Buried with Grover Colyott https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12356177/betty-j-colyott