Marek Leszek Raczynski
Engineer, business executive
Born Mar. 24, 1929, Siedlce, Poland; came to U.S., 1947; son of Leszek and Jadwiga (Skarzynska); married Hanna (Tarnawska); chiidren: Barbara, Joanna.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (in civil engineering), George Washington University, Washington (DC), 1961; Master of Arts (M.A.) (in international relations), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1982.
Career: engineer, Caltex Oil Corporation, Frankfurt (Germany), and New York City, 1961-66; vice president, managing director, Houdry Process Corporation, London (United Kingdom), 1966-83, Sears World Trade, Washington, 1983-86; vice president, IPAC, Inc., Washington, 1986-91; general director, Caresbac, 1991-92, vice president, Sander International, Inc., 1992-94, Warsaw (Poland); Retired.
Member of: Polish Home Army Veterans Association - Armia Krajowa (A.K.); American Committee for Aid to Poland; 7th Regiment of Lancers of Lublin Association.
Honors: Cross of Valor, Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), 1944; British War Medal, 1946; Polish Army Medal; Polish Home Army Cross, 1968, Gold Cross of Merit, 1978, Polish Government in Exile, London (United Kingdom); Warsaw Uprising 1944 Cross, Govternment of Poland, 1993.
Served with: Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), 1942-44, Warsaw Uprising, 1944; Prisoner of War (POW) in Germany, 1944-45; Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, Italy, corporal, 1945-46.
Languages: Polish, English, Italian, German, French, Russian.
Hobbies: skiing, horsebackriding.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.