Zdzislaw Dziekonski
Lawyer, journalist, Polish community leader
Born Apr. 19, 1906, Tykocin, Poland; came to U.S. 1951; son of Kazimierz and Wanda (Jaloszewska); married Jadwiga (Chybinska); child: Krystyna.
Education: Master of Laws (M.LL.), University of Warsaw (Poland), 1930; Catholic University, Lille (France), 1932.
Career: attache, Polish General Consulate, Lille, 1930-37; attorney, Solicitor General Office, 1937-39, Warsaw; department chief, General Staff, Polish Armed Forces in the West, London (United Kingdom), 1945-48; in Detroit (MI) - broadcaster, Polish radio program, correspondent, Dziennik Polski, Radio Free Europe, Dziennik dla Wszystkich, 1951-61; editor, 1961-74, vice director 1975-77, Voice of America, Polish section, Washington (DC); vice director, 1977-79, director, 1979-82, Washington Bureau, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.).
Author: Towarzysze "Blekitnego Znaku", 1938; Zlamany szelag, 1947; Krzywa latarnia (radio play), 1954; editor, Harcerz, 1929, Podbipieta, 1937-39, Swiat Mlodych (United Kingdom), 1946-47.
Member of: scoutmaster, 1923-26, troop commander, Bialystok Province (Poland), 1929, Polish Scouting - Zwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego (Z.H.P.); Polish Scouts Abroad Headquarters, London, 1945-48; Polish Veterans of World War II - Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantow (S.P.K.) (past president, Washington circle); president, Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), Detroit, 1951-61; past board trustees president, Polish Veterans Cultural Foundation.
Honors: Cross of Valor, 1944; Polish Home Army Cross, 1972.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Served with: Polish Army, Sept. '39 Campaign, Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), "Wigry" Battalion, 1940-44, Warsaw Uprising, 1944, 2nd Iieutenant.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, French.
Hobbies: skiing, collecting books, old prints and photos.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996