Henryk De Friedberg
Shipmaster
Born Jan. 1, 1914, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1946; son of Henryk and Zofia (Sarnecka); married Stanislawa (Kuty); child: Danuta.
Education: National Naval College, Gdynia (Poland), 1937.
Career: navigation officer, Polish merchant vessels, 1933-47; Retired.
Author: contributor to Nowy Swiat; co-organizer, various charity events.
Member of: organizer, president, honorary president, Polish Merchant Navy Officers Association in America; Polish Merchant Navy Association in England, London; American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).
Honors: Polish Maritime Medal; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star; Indian Ocean Star; King George II Medal (United Kingdom); World War II Medal; Cross of Military Action, Polish Armed Forces in the West.
Served with: Artillery Military College, cadet-officer; Polish Army, Artillery.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: yachting.
Home: 104 Brighton Ave., Spring Lake, NJ 07762.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996