Background
Katona, Joseph William was born on January 20, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Joseph and Marie (Flora) Katona.
Katona, Joseph William was born on January 20, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Joseph and Marie (Flora) Katona.
Graduated from high school, Lincoln Park, Michigan, 1946. Student mechanical engineering, Lawrence Institute of Technology, 1963.
Draftsman Bowen Products, Ecorse, Michigan, 1945-1948. Draftsman/foreman Mills Products, Detroit, 1949-1951, plant superintendent, chief engineer Walled Lake, Michigan, 1953-1970, vice president engineering Farmington, since 1971.
Served to corporal United States Army, 1951-1953, Korea.
Married Barbara Lee Knapp, August 21, 1954. Children: Paula Ann, David Joseph.