Sieciechowicz, Marian Vincent
Civic leader. Born July 16, 1877, in Turobin, near Lublin, Poland. Son of Ignatius and Felicia (Supren) Sieciechowicz; came to U.S. in 1923 from Brazil; education: Nautical Imperial Institute at Baku, Russia. In 1901 received the rank of Captain of Merchant Marine. Military training: Captain Imperial Russian Navy supply boat at Port Arthur in 1904 and 1905 during Russo Japanese War. Captain Main Supply Division, Irkutsk, Siberia, from 1907 1918. Supply service officer at the front with rank Major in the Polish Army in 1920 during Polish-Russian War. From 1919-1922 in Polish Army military service with rank of Major. Decorations: St. Stanislaus 3rd and 2nd class with swords; St. Anna 3rd class; Port Arthur's silver medal; Polish Independence and War medals; General Haller's Swords. Member: Polish Army Veteran's Ass'n of America; P.N.A., California Polish Club in San Francisco. Married Janina Stefania Ziecina in Chefu, China, 1903. Children: Jorge, Halina, both in Curitiba. Brazil. Author of a book: "New Business Views in Southern Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia." Address: 408 Kearny Street, San Francisco, Cal.From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943