Julian Zdzislaw Starostecki
Mechanical engineer, ballistics specialist
Born Feb. 8, 1919, Lodz, Poland; came to U.S., 1953; son of Leonard and Irena (Kanska); married Irena (Rytwinska); children: Richard, Andrew.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), School of Foreign Trade, London (United Kingdom), 1952; Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (B.E.E), Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken (NJ), 1959; licensed professional engineer.
Career: production engineer, Metamet Corporation, London, 1948-52; design engineer, T. Edison Research, West Orange (NJ), 1953-66; project engineer, U.S. Army Research Center, 1966-82, manager, Missile Research / Development Laboratory, 1982-87, Dover (NJ); manager, senior project engineer, "Patriot" missile warhead (fuse, coder & decoder, systems), U.S. Army Research & Development Command, Dover, 11 years; Retired; consultant, Martin - Marietta Aerospace Center on "Patriot" Defense System, Orlando (FL).
Author: editor, Manufacturing Technology Precision Shape Charge Liners, 1972; project, "Patriot" GM Warhead (1st tactical application of "Patriot" anti-missile / missile in Gulf War, 1991), 1982; editor, Design, Analysis & Development of "Patriot" Missile Warhead, 1984.
Member of: Association of Professional Engineers; co-founder, board member, Polish Veterans Organization, Newark (NJ); Polish Veterans of World War II - Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantow (S.P.K.); Pilsudski Institute of America; Polish - American Club, Sarasota (FL).
Honors, i.a.: Order of Virtuti Militari, Cross of Valor, Monte Cassino Cross, Stars for Wounds at Battles in Italian Campaign, Gold Medal of Merit, Polish Government in Exile, London (U.K.); commendations for performing duties, U.S. Army, 1982-87; commendation for "Patriot" Missile Project, U.S. Congress, 1991; personal letter of appreciation, President Bill Clinton, 1994.
Served with: Polish Army, September '39 Campaign, volunteer; Soviet labor camp prisoner, Gulag, 1940-41; Polish Armed Forces in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.), Middle East, and in the West, 2nd Corps, major, 1941-47.
Languages: Polish, English, French, Russian.
Hobbies: politics, history, writing.
Home: 3833 Prairie Dunes Drive, Sarasota, FL 34238.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.
NOTE: Honorary General in the Polish Army as of Dec. 2009.