(Oct. 12, 1944) -- Sgt. John F. Verian, 22, of Washington Avenue, was killed in action in the midst of the Siegried Line in Germany.
Sgt. Verian landed in Oran, North Africa on Christmas Day 1942, six months after he entered the Army.
He was wounded in Tunisia while serving in the First Division.
Sgt. Verian was also wounded in the invasion of Sicily on July 10.
In January 1944 he went to England and was training the Yanks for five months in invasion tactics.
He landed in Normandy on D-Day.
Sgt. Verian joined the Army 25 years to the day after his father joined for World War I.
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