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Jozef Zdzislaw Szyleyko

Journalist, businessman

Born Feb. 2, 1922, Grodno, Poland; came to U.S., 1972; son of Stanislaw and Albina (Kobialko); married Ingeborg (Szmid); children: Marcin, Werner.

Education: University Tutorial College, 1948, Regent Polytechnic University, 1951, London (United Kingdom).

Career: editor, Radio Free Europe, Munich (Germany), 1952-72; broker, Alan Kane Associate's, 1974-79, broker, owner, Pacific International Investments, 1979-90, Los Angeles (CA).

Author: Lepsza strona czasu (war memoirs), 1992; articles in Polish newspapers in London.

Member of: vice president, Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.) Veterans Association, Los Angeles.

Honors: Cross of Valor, 1944.

Served with: Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), Wilno garrison, Operation "Tempest", sergeant, 1942-45.

Affiliation: Roman Catholic.

Languages: Polish, English, German, Russian, French.

Hobbies: fishing, gardening, tennis.

Home: 2032 East Midwick Drive, Altadena, CA 91001.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.

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