Joseph A. Plonski
Realtor, Polish and local community leader
Born Dec. 1, 1918, Bayonne (NJ), U.S.; son of Marcel and Veronica (Ciszewski); married Mildred (Warren).
Education: certificate in accounting, Rutgers University College, Newark (NJ), 1942.
Career: president, Plonski Agency, Jersey City (NJ), 1950 -.
Author: organizer of constrruction of monument dedicated to Polish officers murdered in Katyn forest.
Member of: president, Jersey City Real Estate Board, 1960; vice president, New Jersey Board of Realtors, 1962; city chairman, Jersey City Republican Party, 1975-77; president, Confederation of American Ethnic Groups; vice president, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) New Jersey Division; commander, Polish Legion of American Veterans (state commander, 1976-82); director, Katyn Forest Massacre Memorial Committee.
Honors: Realtor of the Year, Hudson County Board of Realtors, 1960, 1961; Bronze Battle Star (for Rome / Arno Battle), U.S. Army, 1944; Jersey City Marshal, New York City Pulaski Parade, 1990.
Served with: U.S. Army, World War II, corporal, 1942-45.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: travel, golf.
Home: 991 A Argyll Circle, Lakewood, NJ 08701.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.