Jose (Joe)T Encinias was from a hard working family who worked in the Lumber industry in southern Colorado building rail road tracks from northern New Mexico into southern Colorado. At a young age Joe became a laborer working for his families lumber company and then moving onto a become a farm hand. Joe was one of four brothers who made the brave and heroic decision to enlist in the military during WWII leaving behind his family back home in Colorado hoping to find prosperity and provide a better living for his wife and kids he left behind in southern Colorado. Joe Encinias endured some struggles at an early age including losing both his parents before the age of 16 and having to support himself and his family working as a field laborer. After the death of his mother, Joe and his older brother Raymond enlisted in the CCC camps in Colorado before joining the Army. According to Albert Encinias (Joes youngest brother), Joes mission in the Army was to blow up bridges in an effort to slow down the German army and Joe was killed attempting to blow up a bridge. His body was laid to rest in February of 1945 in Hamm, Luxembourg and only his great nephew Armando Encinias (U.S. Airforce) has been able to visit the Joes grave in Luxembourg.