John Verban, Jr. (1911-1944)

John Verban, Jr. was born on July 21, 1911, the son of John and Mary Fliszar Verban of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He attended Allentown Preparatory School before entering Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in September 1931 as a member of the Class of 1935. During his time at the College he was a member of Theta Chi fraternity. However, Verban withdrew from Dickinson in June 1933 following the death of his father. He took a job in an insurance company, and in October 1939 he married Matilda Borda of Bethlehem. The couple had a son, John Borda Verban, in 1943.

Verban served his country during the Second World War as a private in Company F of the 337th Infantry. Fighting in Italy in October 1944, he was seriously wounded in combat. Family records indicate that Verban died in an Italian hospital near Castello Fiorentino on October 16, 1944, and was buried there. Some years later the body was exhumed and buried in Bethlehem. Further details of his sacrifice are unknown.

More information about other Dickinson war casualties can be found through the online project "In Remembrance" (see link for related entries below).