Michael (Mieczyslaw) Stanislaw CiecekMechanical engineer, aeronautical engineer, industralist, inventor
Born Warsaw, Poland, Mar. 25, 1922; married Alicia Barabara Swierczynska; children: Bozena, Andrew, Elizabeth, Jolanta, nine grandchildren.
Education: Public High School (PHS) Wladyslaw IV, Warsaw, 1941. Technical University, Warsaw, 1942-44; Polish University Club (PUC), London, England, 1945-49; degree: dipl. engineer (M.S.).
Career: FLC. Krupp, Essen and Amalienhutte/Lahn, Germany; stress engineer, Dowty Equipment, Ltd., Cheltenham, Great Britain; project engineer, Marotta Valve Corporation, Boonton, NJ; chief engineer, Southwestern Valve Corp., Santa Ana, CA; vice president and chief engineer, the WM Lanagan Company, Inc., Pasadena, CA; senior engineer, Parker Hannifin Corporation, lrvine, CA; president and chief engineer, Retek Valves Company, Santa Ana, CA. Advanced state of the art in cryogenics and corrosive fluid handling technology. Participated in major space programs: Thor, Atlas, Apollo, Saturn, Titan and Space Shuttle.
Military: Polish Home Army (PHA), Szare Szeregi, Little Sabotage, radio-communications unit for Government Delegation in Poland; Warsaw Uprising. Decorated with Silver Cross of Merit with Swords, Home Army (HA) Cross.
Member of: Royal Aeronautical Society, England, Association of Polish Students Abroad, London, president 1947-49; Polish Home Army Veterans Association - Los Angeles (PHAVA-LA); treasurer polish American Congress (PAC); Solidarnosc - California; founding member Pope John Paul II, Polish Center, Orange County; co-editor, Parish Bulletin at Polish Center since 1988.
Resident: Tustin, CA.
From: "Polish Americans in California, Vol. II," National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs & Polish American Historical Association. California 1995.