Joe Miskulin

This site is dedicated to the stories of my father. I have the great opportunity to be able to digitally record his stories--as told by him--and give them to the world. These stories cover 9 decades, 16 U.S. presidents, 8 Constitutional Amendments, and a World War. These stories are told by someone who was there. They aren't officially sanctioned or politically correct. They're just true.

A Year and a Day

He is not forgotten.

Posted on November 22nd, 2009 by Blaze
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Joe’s Medals

From left to right:

WWII Victory Medal
European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Bronze Star attachment (triple)
Good Conduct Medal.
Marksman Badge & Rifle Bar
Driver and Mechanics badge
Honorable Service lapel pin.

To the best of my knowledge, Dad never claimed his medals.  In his various papers, he had  a copy of his discharge papers with a list of his [...]

Posted on October 26th, 2009 by Blaze
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Funny Memories

As I was sitting here teasing my cat, I remembered a little song Dad used to sing to the grandchildren (and, I’m sure, to us kids).  He made a point of stopping when the child got old enough to understand the words.
I have no idea where the song came from.
You’re so ugly
Oh, so ugly
You’re just [...]

Posted on April 21st, 2009 by Blaze
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Still in the Works

A video recorded last summer has been sent off for editing into smaller web-viewable files.
The video is Joe telling several of his stories.     Unfortunately, he wasn’t all that comfortable in front of the camera, so the wonderful, natural way in which he used to tell his stories doesn’t come through.
It’s still a glimpse into the [...]

Posted on January 29th, 2009 by Blaze
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Obituary

Joseph J Miskulin died early Thursday morning, November 20th, at the age of 86.
In his life, he was a biker, a soldier, a craftsman, an outdoorsman, and a leader.  To the very last moment, he lived his life with strength and dignity, inspiring those who knew him through his actions and convictions.
For those who knew [...]

Posted on December 16th, 2008 by Blaze
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Photos Are Here

The first of the photos are being uploaded and labeled. I have approximately 300 images scanned in the first batch. They all need to be cropped, adjusted (brightness & contrast), resized, uploaded, and labeled.
Update:  The first wave of photos have been posted to the to the Photo Gallery and anything written on the [...]

Posted on February 17th, 2008 by Blaze
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Videos and Photos

Good news!
The first video has been recorded. It’s about an hour worth of stories and some general background. It still needs to be edited out into small sections suitable for posting. That should happen in the next couple weeks.
The scanning of photos is progressing also. So far, I’ve got about 40 pages [...]

Posted on February 1st, 2008 by Blaze
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The Beginning of a Lesson

In the coming months, this site will become a repository for the stories and memories of Joseph Miskulin.
He’s a man who grew up in Chicago during the 1930s. He knew the legendary gangsters personally. He was there the day Dillinger was found in the alley and saw the body. He enlisted in the [...]

Posted on December 17th, 2007 by Blaze
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