 Joseph Henry Lonas akaberekerwa muManassas, Virginia muna 1925 uye akatanga dzidzo yake yokudhirowa pazera ramakore 14 paCorcoran Gallery of Art muWashington, D.C. Nokukurumidza pashure pokupedza chikoro chesekondari muna 1943, Lonas akabatana neHondo uye akagoverwa somupfuri ku987th Field Artillery Battalion, iyo yaakashanda nayo muNormandy, Ardennes, Rhineland, uye Central Europe. 