Joe, an Italian immigrant, came to US in 1933.
As a teenager he sang on local Bronx radio & clubs billed him as "The Young Caruso."
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1942: Joe graduated from
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Joe traveled over 1,200 miles by convoy to Yenan, where he lived in caves in the hillside with no electricity & lit only by candles.
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Joe worked with Communists to: -collect intel on Japanese forces -rescue downed US airmen -collect info on Communist personalities
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1947: Joe joined CIA where he invented, authored, or pioneered many information management policies & procedures we still use today.
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Joe played decisive role in bringing CIA’s 1st electronic dissemination system on-line in the 1970s, replacing a manual process.
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Never shying away from a challenge, Joe was a leader among his colleagues. Joe: “Leadership is action—not just a position.”
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Joe was awarded: -Director's Medal for “Extraordinary Fidelity & Essential Service" -Intel Medal of Merit -Distinguished Intel Medal
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After 71 years in intel service, defining the way American intel works around the globe, Joe finally retired. http://1.usa.gov/15b8QRX
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One of the sad things is that we Americans will never even know the names of the CIA heroes.pic.twitter.com/yqRDqYcRAg
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Looks like you have a phony profile. Libs know how to spell and they wouldn't point out what you just did. Shame on you.
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