Walter Roman Gusciora

Entomologist, biologist

Born May 19, 1918, Garfield (NJ), U.S.; son of Valentine and Victoria (Puzio); married Rosemarie (Mazzucca); children: Holly, Walter Reed.

Education: Bachelor of Sciences (B.S.), Cornell University, Ithaca (NY), 1950; Master of Sciences (M.S.), Rutgers University, New Brunswick (NJ), 1972.

Career: principal biologist, New Jersey State Department of Health, Trenton, 1959-89. Retired.

Author: Arbovirus Surveillance (scientific proceedings), 1959-89.

Member of: Xerces Society; Jamesburg Historical Society; New Jersey Mosquito Control Association.

Served with: U.S. Army, corporal, 1942-45.

Affiliation: Democrat

Languages: English, Polish

Hobbies: slavonics, Italian

Home: 18 Maple Dr., Jamesburg, NJ 08831

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996