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Clifton Abbott Goddard

Mechanical and marine engineer

Born Sept. 17, 1915, Northampton (MA), U.S.; son of Clifton and Lena (Abbott); married Jadwiga (Ciberowska).

Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,Troy (NY), 1938-39; Bachelor of science (B.S.), University of Kansas, Lawrence, 1943; Associate of Science (A.S.), Holyoke Community College (MA), 1953; Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun (Poland), 1978-79; Jagiellonian University, Cracow (Poland), 1980-84.

Career: marine engineer, U.S. Merchant Marine, 1944-50, 1955-70.

Member of: active member, National Association of Power Engineers; director, Society of Polish American Culture, 1973-94; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.).

Served with: Merchant Marine, 1st lieutenant, 1944-94

Affiliation: Republican. American Baptist

Languages: English, Polish, German, Dutch, Flemish

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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