Tadeusz Podlaski
Editor, Polish community leader
Born Feb. 27, 1914, Dluzniewo, Poland; came to U.S., 1951; son of Franciszek and Jozefa (Szymanska); married Jadwiga (Fouquet); children: Janusz, Krystyna, Jerzy.
Education: Master of Laws (M.L.), Stefan Batory University, Wilno (Poland), 1939; Juris Doctor (J.D.), Polish University Abroad, London (United Kingdom), 1971.
Career: in Detroit (MI) - president, Michigan Center of Friends of Polish Veterans, 1970-80, and Friends of Veterans Polish Freedom Fighters in Metropolitan Detroit, 1984 -, editor, Gawedy, 1988 -.
Member of: Pope John Paul II Foundation, Rome (Italy); Polish Veterans of World War II - Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantow (S.P.K.); Polish American Congress (P.A.C.).
Honors: Medal for Rescue of the Dying, Polish Prime Minister, 1932; Golden Honorary Badge, Disabled Soldiers Association, Munich (Germany), 1971; Silver Cross of Merit, 1973, Gold Cross of Merit, 1974, Polish Government in Exile, London; diploma for work for Polish Scouting; diploma, Catholic University of Lublin (Poland), 1983; Officer Cross Republican President Legion of Merit, 1992.
Served with: Polish Army, Cadet - Officers School, Wlodzimierz Wolynski (Poland), 1934-35, promoted to lieutenant, 1937; Prisoner of War (POW) in Germany, 1939-45; promoted to captain, 1990.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, German, Latin, Greek.
Hobbies: bicycling, gardening.
Home: 19460 Park Drive #418, Harper Woods, MI 48225.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.