Pvt. Oscar Marvin Walters - Lucas, TX
N 33° 07.169 W 096° 36.154
14S E 723682 N 3667091
The grave of Oscar Marvin Walters in Fitzhugh Cemetery states that he died in France while on active duty with the US Army in WWI.
Waymark Code: WMX7WG
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2017
Views: 10
This block-style grey granite tombstone for Oscar Marvin Walters stands under a small grove of crepe myrtles in Fitzhugh Cemetery, Lucas Texas.
The tombstone reads as follows:
"W
[crossed US flags]
OSCAR MARVIN son of
Milt & B. R. WALTERS
Jan 11 1884
Died in France
Sept. 16, 1918
Co. A, 359 Inf., 90 Div.
Weep not Papa and Mama for me;
For I am waiting in Heaven for thee."
From the Collin County Wall of Honor website: (
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"16 Sept. OSCAR MARVIN WALTERS - 23, McKinney. US Army, Pvt. Co A, 359th Inf. 90th Div. Wounded on 14 Sept. at St, Mihiel; killed in action two days later at Meuse-Argonne. Buried at Forest Grove Cemetery. McKinney."
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