Joseph John "Joe" Czarnota (March 25, 1925 – October 9, 1968) was an American

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

player. He won a silver medal at the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...

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.

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* 1925 births 1968 deaths American men's ice hockey defensemen Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players Ice hockey players at the 1952 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II {{US-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub