Andrew Przemyslaw Guzowski
Diplomat, journalist, former military officer
Born Feb. 15, 1917, Lublin, Poland; came to U.S., 1949; son of Jozef and Zofia (Swiecicka); children: Krystyna, George, Andrew, Peter, John.
Education: Polish Navy Academy, Bydgoszcz, 1936-39.
Career: naval officer, Polish Navy (Poland, United Kingdom), 1936-47; editor, Voice of America, New York City and Washington (DC), 1951-62; foreign service officer, United States Information Agency (USIA) (Zaire, Liberia, Vietnam, Laos, France), 1962-77; adjunct prof., Monterey Institute of International Studies (CA), 1978-1980; director, Polish Radio Program, San Francisco (CA), 1981-84. Retired.
Author: numerous articles, short stories in Polish and American journals and magazines, 1942-1990.
Member of: Polish Naval Association, London (United Kingdom); U.S. Naval Institute, Annapolis (MD); Knights of Columbus, Kiwanis Club, Bradford (PA); Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) (national director, 1980-84).
Honors: Cross of Valor (3 times), 1939-1945, Navy Medal (4 times), 1939-1945, Silver Cross of Merit, 1984, Gold Cross of Merit, 1987, Polish Government in Exile, London; British Campaign medals, British Admiralty, 1939-45; Vietnam Service Medal, 1968-69, Meritorious Honor, 1970, U.S. Government; senior fellow, Monterey Institute of International Studies, 1977-80; Combat Cross, L. Walesa, President of Poland, 1993; Malta Defense Medal, Government of Malta, 1993.
Served with: Polish Navy, lieutenant commander, 1936-47; promoted to commander, 1991.
Affiliation: Republican, Roman Catholic
Languages: Polish, English, French, Italian
Hobbies: writing, painting
Home: 3 Parkway Ln., Bradford, PA 16701
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996