Zygmunt Gajewski
Civil engineer, land surveyor
Born Jun. 9, 1911, Kowel, Poland; came to U.S., 1951; son of Roch and Weronica (Pomirska); married Wanda (Menaldi); children: Gerard, Konrad, Waldemar, Halina, Alicja.
Education: civil engineer, State College, Kowel, 1935; Politechnice de Torino (Italy), 1946.
Career: project engineer, Highway Department, Horochow (Poland), 1935-1939; N.K.W.D. prisoner, Odessa (U.S.S.R.), 1939-40; labor camp prisoner, Pechora River (U.S.S.R.), 1940-42; soldier, Polish Army, 1942-45; laborer, Looms Company, Marked Harborough (U.K.), 1946-51; engineer, head, Frione Company, Albany (NY), 1951-55, Engineers Association, Schenectady (NY), 1955-76. Retired.
Member of: Polish Technicians Union, 1935-39, and 1946; chairman, Boy Scouts of America, 1963-64.
Honors: Italian Star; War Medal; War Star; Monte Cassino Cross; Polish Army Medal.
Served with: Polish Army in U.S.S.R., Polish Armed Forces in the Middle East, Italian Campaign, Engineers Corps, cadet-officer, 1942-49.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, Russian, Italian, English.
Hobbies: Bible and Holy Land study, history of Ancient Egypt.
Home: 1060 WTRY Rd., Schenectady, NY 12309.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996