Mieczyslaw (Michael) Kierklo
Author, Polish community leader
Born May 18, 1919, Brzozowka. Poland; came to U.S., 1954; son of Jozef and Franciszka (Ziarko); married Jolanta (Perlikowska); child: Edward.
Career: worker, airplane engine plant, Rzeszow (Poland), 1939; English instructor and translator (U.K.).
Author: co-author, Polonia w Connecticut, 1966; Dluga droga, 1979; Rymowane sciezki, 1983; W moim zwierciadle, 1985; articles and memoirs in: Nowy Dziennik, Gwiazda Polarna, religious journals.
Member of: Polish Falcons of America (secretary, 1984-85); Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.) (secretary, 1959, vice commandant, 1989-90); Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); North American Committee for the Katyn Memorial Construction, New Britain (CT), 1980; honorary member, Polish Singers Alliance; active member, local organizations, New Britain.
Honors: Golden Falconer, Polish Falcons of America; Golden Badge of 1st Polish Armored Division, Polish Government.
Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the West, 1st Armored Division, corporal, 1942-46.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996