Zygmunt Charles Kornas

Mechanical engineer

Born Jul. 11, 1922, Jurkow, Poland; came to U.S., 1952; son of Wojciech and Zofia (Piwowar); married Jeanette (Zaniewski); children: James, Edward, Ronald, Kenneth.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.), Turin (Italy), 1948.

Career: senior project engineer, General Motors Company Technical Service, Warren (MI), 1964-89; Retired.

Author: The Apparatus for Tucking and Rolling a Vehicle Occupant Air Bag (invention), 1973.

Member of: president, White Eagle Sports Club, 1960-62, Filarets Club, Polish Singers Association (president, 1977-80, secretary, 1983-92), Hamtramck (MI); secretary, Polish Veterans of World War II - Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantow (S.P.K.), Detroit, 1985-89; allied liaison officer, International Armed Forces Council, Detroit - Windsor; president, Foundation and Museum Center of the 2nd Corps, Orchard Lake (MI); life member, American Polish Cultural Center, Troy (MI); Republican President Task Force.

Honors: War Medal, Italian Star, 1939-45 Star, Order of Virtuti Militari, 1945; recognition plaque, Fisher Body/GM, 1973; Silver Cross of Merit, 1985, Gold Cross of Merit, 1989, Cross for Military Action, 1992, Polish Government in Exile, London (United Kingdom).

Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, Artillery, Iieutenant, 1942-48.

Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.

Languages: Polish, Italian, English, Ukrainian.

Hobbies: golf, volleyball, fishing.

Home: 29322 Ridgefield Drive, Warren, MI 48093.

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