JOHN J. FASULA KILLED DURING BATTLE OF BULGE

REMEMBER THE FALLEN

.................John J. Fasula Killed During Battle of Bulge
......................By Bob Lessard
......................Historian Post 64 American Legion

.......(Periodically, the Gazette will publish biographical sketches of Middleboro’s war casualties. This is intended to remember the sacrifices of all veterans and those who gave their lives to our country. A slogan which truly reflects thoughts about veterans states: “All gave some, some gave all.”)

......First Sergeant John J. Fasula, 32, a former resident of Middleboro for many years, was Killed In Action in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge on January 6, 1945. His death was announced in the March 23, 1945 edition of the Middleboro Gazette.

......Born in 1912 in Middleboro, Sergeant Fasula’s father, James, and his late mother had lived on Wareham Street. His brother Joseph had lived on Everett Street and then moved to Plymouth.

......A career United States Army regular he had over 12 years of service. John had earlier in life moved to Vernon Parish, Louisiana, where he had enlisted. Part of his training consisted of three months of desert maneuvers in California. Before shipping out he had visited with family here in Middleboro. He had been overseas since August of 1943.

......While in Europe, he saw action in France, Germany and Belgium. He was serving with Company D of the 3rd Armored Regiment of the 3rd Armored Division, when he lost his life. He was the recipient of the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf cluster. Also, he was posthumously awarded the American Campaign medal and the WW2 Victory Medal.

......Sergeant Fasula left a wife and young daughter at Cedar Grove, Louisiana. He was also survived, besides his father, by several brothers and sisters.
He is buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery near Liege Belgium, which is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission. His remains are located in Plot A, Row 14, Grave 14 in the cemetery.

......We remember John Fasula here in Middleboro at our Veterans Memorial Park where his name is engraved on the Central Casualty stone in the WW2 section. He is also listed in the WW2 pages of Mertie Romaine’s history of Middleboro.