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Wladyslaw Kolacinski (Zbik)

Draftsman, author

Born Mar. 10, 1911, Piekary, Poland; came to U.S., 1950; son of Wincenty and Magdalena (Krol); married Krystyna (Tarnawska).

Career: "LOT" - Polish Airlines; draftsman.

Author: Miedzy mlotem a swastyka, 1961 (United States), 1991 (Poland).

Member of: past president, National Armed Forces Veterans Circle, organizer, Help Committee for Lepers, Chicago (IL).

Served with: Polish Navy, September '39 Campaign, battleship "Burza"; National Armed Forces - Narodowe Sily Zbrojne (N.S.Z.), commandant, captain, 1940-45.

Affiliation: Roman Catholic.

Languages: Polish, English, German.

Hobbies: history, travel.

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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