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Dziuk, Walter A.
Physician and surgeon. Business address: 2350 Augusta Blvd., Chicago, Ill. Born in Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1897; son of Anthony Dziuk and Elizabeth Tamila. Studied at St. Mary's College, Orchard Lake, Mich. and University of Michigan. Attended Chicago Medical School and completed his medical studies at Wayne University, School of Medicine. Married Stella Wisniewska, Sept. 1, 1937. Was a news boy selling Polish and English papers in Buffalo, N. Y. Engaged as die setter, inspector of ammunition in Buffalo, N. Y. During World War I helped Polish immigrants to become American citizens. Acted as messenger delivering packages to soldiers in camps at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada. Served as member of a Draft Board at Dom Polski, Forest and Chene Sts., Detroit, Mich. Enlisted in the U.S. Army in October, 1918. Received honorable discharge from the army in December, 1918. From 1922 to 1926 held a position of cashier and manager for ferry service in the city of Detroit, Mich. Lecturer in Bacteriology, Physiology and Pathology, Burnside Hospital, 1928-1929. Lecturer in medicine, pharmacology, materia medica, sanitation and hygiene at Flower Hospital Medical School. In 1931 at the Polish Medical and Dental Convention in Buffalo, N. Y. delivered a lecture on "Industrial Medicine and Surgery." Secretary Medical Civilian Defense at St. Mary's Hospital. President of Reymont Society, No. 1182 P.R.C.U member of the Medical Advisory Board, Chicago Metropolitan Area. Chairman of Boy Scout Troop Welfare Committee. Was president for ten years of Business Men's Association 31st Ward. Past vice-president of Chicago Medical Society, Stock Yards Branch. Associate Professor of Pathology. Chief Medical Director and Medical Underwriter of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America. Residence: 2230 W. Walton Street, Chicago, Ill.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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