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Richard Joseph Dzikowski

Naval officer

Born Apr. 21, 1920, Buffalo (NY), U.S.; son of Leon and Agnes (Lewandowska); married Virginia (Kotas); children: Gary, Marc, Christine, Mary

Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis (MD), 1944; Master of Science (M.S.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, 1950.

Career: midshipman, U.S. Naval Academy, 1941-44; officer, United States Navy (USN), 1945-70; ocean engineer, Ocean System Inc., 1970-79, consultant (ocean engineering), various companies, 1979-88, Houston (TX); Retired.

Author: inventor, sub sea equipment, 1971; chapter in Submarine Vehicle System, 1990.

Member of: life member, Knights of Columbus; life member, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers; American Society of Ocean Engineers; American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Honors: Legion of Merit, United States Navy (USN), 1970

Served with: United States Navy (USN), captain, 1937-70

Affiliation: Roman Catholic

Languages: English, Polish

Hobbies: travel, plants

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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