Konikowski, Zbigniew Alfred

Zbigniew Alfred Konikowski

Polish community leader

Born May 17, 1912, Tarnopol, Poland; came to U.S., 1951; son of Alfred and Adela (Kaczanowska); married Ewa (Sternalska); child: Jerzy.

Education: Academy of Commerce, 1934, Master of Laws (LL.M.), 1935, Master of Political Science, 1936, J. Kazimierz University, Lwow (Poland).

Career: referendary, Polish Railroads, Lwow, 1936-38, Ministry of Communication, Warsaw (Poland), 1939; adjunct general, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.), New York City, 1965-85; director, secretary, Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York City, 1974 -; Retired.

Author: Majatek a bogactwo, 1937; Zasady moralnosci w kodeksie zobowiazan, 1939; articles in: Korporant, 1936-38, Weteran, 1965-87.

Member of: vice president, 1968-85, chairman, Veterans Committee, 1968-77, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); board directors member, Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union, Brooklyn (NY), 1979-89; director, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.), 1985; vice president, Polish & Slavic Center, Brooklyn, 1988.

Honors: for World War II: Cross of Valour, Silver Cross of Merit with Swords, Monte Cassino Cross, Army Medal, Polish Government and British Ministry of Defense, 1945, 1946; 4 awards, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.), 1965-70; Gold Badge, Society of Disabled Veterans, Polish Government in Exile, London (United Kingdom), 1972; honorary badge, Polish Air Force Association, London, 1974; honorary gold badge, World Federation Polish Veterans of World War II - Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantow (S.P.K.), London, 1988; Patron of Art, Polish American Artists Society (P.A.A.S.), 1989.

Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, Artillery, major, 1942-47.

Languages: Polish, English, Russian, German, Italian.

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