Wladyslaw Piotrowicz
Machinery designer, Polish community leader
Born Mar. 28, 1925, Wloclawek, Poland; came to U.S., 1949; son of Czeslaw and Helena (Specjal); married Dorothy (Lonzberg); children: Jane, Elaine.
Education: diploma (in metallurgy), Brooklyn Institute of Technology (NY), 1953.
Career: chief supervisor, machinery designer, Optical Die and Tool Corporation, Maspeth (NY), 1949-84.
Member of: Polish Home Army Association - Armia Krajowa (A.K.) (disabled veterans chairman, 1952-62, treasurer, 1963-80, New York City Division, commander, San Francisco chapter, since 1985); vice president, Polish National Fund Northern California chapter, 1985-91; vice president, administrator, East Bay Polish - American Association, Martinex (CA), 1991; auditing committee chairman, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) Northern California chapter, 1993-94; vice commander, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.); president, Sportsmen's Club of Walnut Creek.
Honors: Cross of Gallant, Polish Home Army, 1944; Polish Home Army Cross, 1970, Gold Cross of Merit, 1989, Warsaw Uprising Cross, 1991, Polish Army Medal, 1991, Polish Government in Exile, London (United Kingdom); Man of the Year, East Bay Polish - American Association, 1991; Walnut Creek California Exceptional Service award, 1992.
Served with: Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), Warsaw Uprising, 1944, sergeant, 1943-45.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: fishing, swimming, tennis.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.