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Arthur Watson, age 103, of Grapevine passed away on Thursday October 5, 2023. Art was born August 27,1920 to Jessie and Nona Watson in Trinity, Texas. He was baptized at 19 and credited his strong faith with helping him survive the war. Like many in the Greatest Generation, he survived the Great Depression, WW2, and in his case, a span of over a century that saw jaw dropping
Art Watson lost 50 of his shipmates when his Merchant Marine ship, the SS Oklahoma, was torpedoed by a Nazi submarine in 1945. He and 21 other survivors scrambled to lifeboats, realizing it was their only hope of survival.
Each time he tells a story, someone might leave having learned something about the value of life.