Paul V. Woolley

Paul Vincent Woolley (March 7, 1881 – May 4, 1949) was an American physician and military officer who served in World War I.

Early life and education Woolley was born on March 7, 1881, in White County, Indiana, to physician Martin Newell and Mary Woolley (née Ford). They moved to Colony, Kansas in 1883, Lipscomb, Texas in 1888, Upland, California in 1892, returning to Lipscomb in 1898. He received his education from schools in Lipscomb and Upland, and by age seventeen, was hired to hospitals. He later moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where he studied at Kansas City Medical College—graduated in 1905 with a Doctor of Medicine—and worked at St. Joseph Medical Center. On June 5, 1907, he married Meroe Royston Moies, and was assigned to the 15th Engineer Battalion, then was transferred to become the urologist of the 19th Division in August 1918, when the 15th were stationed to Liffol-le-Grand. He served during the Forest of Argonne offensive. He was promoted to major in December 1918, and returned to the United States on May 20, 1919, being discharged in Fort Sheridan, Illinois.