Wilhelm Kazimierz Pacewicz
Naval officer, engineer
Born Nov. 20, 1913, Archangielsk, Russia; came to U.S., 1967; son of Edward and Agrypina (Olowianikow); married Elzbieta (Michalowska); children: Boleslaw, Krystyna.
Education: sub-lieutenant, Polish Naval Academy, Torun (Poland), 1934; lieutenant, Ecole Naval, Brest (France), 1936; staff officer, Polish Air Force Staff College, Weston - Super - Mare (United Kingdom), 1945; Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Concordia University, Montreal (Canada), 1964.
Career: naval officer, commander, Polish Navy, 1941-48; senior engineer, Canadair Ltd., Montreal, 1954-66; senior principal engineer, Boeing Aircraft Company, Seattle (WA), 1967-82; Retired.
Author: project, Teoria Siewierskiego a rzeczywistosc, 1946; projects, Instalacja i integracja urzadzen avonicznych, 1962-64, 1975-82; articles in Zeszyty historyczne, 1988.
Member: Polish Government in Exile representative, Washington State, 1970-91; founder, president, Friends of John Paul II Foundation, councillor, Polish Home Society, Seattle; Polish Naval Association, and Circle of Polish Staff Officers Abroad, London (United Kingdom); Polish Veterans of World War II - Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantow (S.P.K.); Polish Hungarian World Federation, Chicago; Seattle Professional Engineering Association; Polish Navy associations member in United Kingdom, Canada and United States.
Honors: Cross of Gallant (2 times), Sea Medal (3 times). Polish Navy, 1940-45; Gold Cross of Merit, 1978, Chivalry Cross - Polonia Restituta, 1991, Polish Government in Exile, London; 13 other medals, 1940-92.
Served with: Polish Navy, World War II, ORP "Blyskawica", "Krakowiak", "Slazak", 1st lieutenant, 1940-44.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English French, Russian.
Home: 22222 SE 42nd Lane, Issaquah, WA 98027.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.