Joseph Czarnota

Joseph John "Joe" Czarnota (March 25, 1925 – October 9, 1968) was an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. After Czarnota graduated from high school he enlisted in the military and fought in World War II with the Marines. When he finished serving, he started school at Boston University playing hockey and worked his way to the Olympics.