Sam Vanstory - Poolville, TX
N 32° 58.592 W 097° 51.614
14S E 606504 N 3649261
Sam Vanstory died for his country in the Great War, at the very young age of sixteen. He is buried in Poolville Cemetery, Poolville, TX.
Waymark Code: WMY3TH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2018
Views: 4
Private Vanstory's marble headstone has the family name, "Vanstory", on the plinth, and an open book -- a Bible or the Book of Life -- at the top. Below is "Thy Will Be Done", with flourishes of ivy, an American flag, a ribbon with "Sam Vanstory" and:
June 8, 1902
Oct. 13, 1918
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He died for his country.
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Private Vanstory is referenced in Ben-Hur Chastaine's "Story of the 36th: The Experiences of the 36th Division in the World War" as having been a private in Company L of this division.
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