Joe led his displaced family on a journey throughout Yugoslavia. Czechoslovakia. Hungary and ultimately Vienna. Austria. As refugees. the war years were extremely challenging and although he lost a leg at age 15. he never lost his desire or ability to support and lead his mother and four younger siblings. His family was given the opportunity to leave Austria and arrived in the U.S. as immigrants in 1951. Joe was extremely proud of his German heritage but his love for this country was something he never stopped talking about. Without speaking a word of English and missing a leg he set out to start working as a tailor.
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