Andrzej Pomian (Bohdan Salacinski until 1944)
Lawyer, historian, journalist
Born Jan. 2, 1911, Czarny Ostrow, Ukraine; came to U.S., 1955; son of Marian Salacinski and Maria (Przanska); married Zofia (Kula); child: Andrzej Bohdan.
Education: Master of Laws (M.L.), University of Warsaw, Poland, 1932.
Career: department official, Solicitor's General Office, Warsaw, 1935-39; assistant prof., University of Warsaw, 1930-39; lecturer, University of Warsaw (underground), 1940-44; General Staff, Polish Armed Forces in the West, London (United Kingdom), 1944-55; senior editor, Polish section, Radio Free Europe, Munich (Germany), Washington (DC), 1956-77; Retired; journalist, Nowy Dziennik, New York City, Dziennik Polski i Dziennik Zolnierza, London.
Author: The Warsaw Uprising, 1945; Powstanie Warszawskie, 1946; Wiersze i piesni powstania warszawskiego, 1952; Od kleski do zwyciestwa 1864-1920, 1990; Polska broni niepodleglosci 1918-45, 1990; Uniwersytet - Podziemie, 1928-1945, 1993; co-author, Stalin and the Poles, 1949, Polskie Sity Zbrojne w drugiej wojnie swiatowej, vol. III, Armia Krajowa, 1950.
Member of: founder, 1st president, Polish Independent Movement - "Niepodleglosc i Demokracja"; founder, Study of Polish Underground; found., past president, Polish Home Army Veterans Circle; PEN-Club, Union of Polish Authors Abroad; Polish Journalists Association, London; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.).
Honors: Cross of Valor, 1944, Polish Home Army Cross, Polish Government in Exile, London; literature award, World Federation of Polish Veterans of World War II - Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantow (S.P.K.), London, 1990; University of Warsaw Medal, 1991.
Served with: Polish Army, Reserve Officers School, Infantry, 1932-33; Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), Information and Propaganda Office, General Staff, 1942-44; reserve officer, 1955, promoted to colonel, 1990.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Language: Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, English, French.
Home: 5810 Nevada Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.