Sargent, John H. McKissack - Navarro County, TX
N 31° 54.641 W 096° 18.251
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Sergeant John A. McKissack was killed in action during the Great War, and is buried in historic Birdston Cemetery, northeast of Streetman in rural Navarro County. The sculptor of his headstone goofed when he noted McKissack's rank.
Waymark Code: WMZGFV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/08/2018
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Sergeant McKissack's upright gray granite headstone has the family name, "McKissack", across the top, with a flourish going around the top and down one side. A not-quite-accurate flag of the United States of America is in the upper left corner, and next to it is "He died for the love of his country." Below is the inscription, along with a typo:
Sargent John H.
McKissack
Feb. 21, 1892
Sept. 26, 1918
Killed in action while serving
as an Army Officer with Co.
F. 360th Infantry A.E.F.
Note the "US Veteran" sticker that someone placed in the lower left corner: Those are visible on many headstones throughout the cemetery.
Details pertaining to Sgt. McKissack's fate are scarce, but an obituary from the Corsicana Daily Sun from August 9, 1921 provides a few details:
"Soldier Buried at Streetman.
John McKissack, aged 25, son of Geo. McKissack, and who was killed in action in France during the world war, was buried at Streetman today. The post of the American Legion at Teague officiated."