Age 22. 220 Chelsea Street, East Boston (Boston), MA. Born 3/01/1920, in East Boston. Died of carbon monoxide poisoning (death certificate). Attorney (office: 85 Devonshire Street, Boston). Companion (or companions) if any at the club unknown. Was to report for active U.S. Army duty on December 7. A married older sister, Mrs. Rose Cushner, of Somerville, MA (not present), "...red-eyed from grief and red-faced from standing for hours outside" Southern Mortuary on Sunday in a misty cold, snapped at Boston mayor Maurice Tobin (Born 5/22/1901. Died 7/19/1953, heart attack, age 52) when he suggested those waiting be brought inside: "That's a wonderful gesture, Mayor Tobin. It should have been done long ago" (The Boston Herald, 11/30/1942). One of 60 "probable identifications" inventoried Sunday morning by Boston City Hospital at Southern Mortuary (all male). Was a graduate of East Boston High School and of Boston University. Was a graduate of Northeastern Law School. Passed the bar in July. Previously employed as a clerk at Economy Grocery Co., 393 D Street, South Boston (Boston), MA (WWII draft registration, July '41). Was single. Surname was misreported "VerStandig" (with an upper case "S") in numerous accounts, on his death certificate, and on the final official November 1943 Boston Committee on Public Safety master list of casualties. Was the youngest of four taken from the Hub "neighborhood" of East Boston (also Miss Maria DiFilippo, age 28, Miss Katherine Nagle, age 27, and Mrs. Mary Zenkin, age 32, all patrons). Modest stature (above WWII draft registration: 5' 9," 147 lbs.). Parents Mrs. Helena (Schmidtt), same address, and the late Mr. Herman Verstandig. Burial at Independent Golden Crown Cemetery, Montvale (Woburn), MA. One of three club victims interred at Golden Crown Cemetery (also sisters Rose and Sally Summer, ages 35 and 33). Middle name (ironically) Tobin.

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