Bert Douglas Politoski
Military officer
Born May 9, 1957, New York City, U.S.; son of Bert and Marie Frances (Flandera).
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), U.S. Military Academy, West Point (NY), 1979; Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth (KS), 1988; Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Monmouth College, West Long Branch (NJ), 1994.
Career: scout platoon leader, 3/77 Armor, 1980, infantry line platoon leader, 1/61 Infantry, 1980-81, officer-in-charge, Marksmanship Training Unit, 5th Infantry Division, 1981-83, Fort Polk (LA); ground operations officer, Joint Control Group, Ocean Venture, Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base (VA), 1984; battalion S-3 air, 2/7 Cavalry, 1983-85, brigade maintenance officer, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 1985-86, Fort Hood (TX); assistant personnel and supply officer, 1986-87, and company commander, 1987-88, 2/39 Infantry, chief, General Subjects Committee, Training Command, 1988-90, Fort Dix (NJ); emergency management program specialist, Public Assistance, Federal Emergency Management Agency, New York City, 1987-88, 1990-91.
Member of: Delnicky Americky Sokol.
Honors: Outstanding Young Man of America, U.S. Jaycees, 1984; Army Service Ribbon, 1979, Army Commendation Medal, 1983, Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, 1985, 1986, U.S. Army.
Served with: U.S. Army, Infantry, captain, 1975-90.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Language: English.
Hobbies: marathon running, collecting coins, reading.
Home: 49 Tavistock Drive, Tuckerton, NJ 08087.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.