U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
Oscar Trevino Torres
1974
Oscar Trevino Torres served the U.S. Marine Corps for 4 years. Oscar served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Border Patrol Agent Oscar Torres died after falling through an opening on the western Sante Fe Railroad bridge over the Rio Grande River in El Paso, Texas. He and two other agents went to the bridge to open a gate to allow a train to pass through. As he returned to the land he tripped and fell to the river bottom, 25 feet below. Agent Torres had served with the United States Border Patrol for five years. He was survived by his wife and three children. He was buried in the Buena Vista Cemetery, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
1955 – 1959
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Cold War
Also Served
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol
Border Patrol Agent
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