George T. Zagrodzki
Engineer
Born Nov. 10, 1920, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1954; son of Juliusz and Elizabeta (Sienionowna Iwaszczenko); married Maria (Zbikowska); child: Jacek.
Education: Central School of Commerce, Warsaw, 1940-41; film engineer, Institute of Higher Film Science, Paris (France), 1949.
Career: sales manager, Metallurgical Plant, Cast Iron Foundry, 1941-43; engineer, Companie Miniere d'Agadir (Morocco), 1951-54; specialist, Ford Motor Company Design Center, Dearborn (MI), 1954-64; Retired.
Author: Wspomnienia z dawnych lat, 1992.
Member of: co-founder, verification committee member, Polish Home Army Circle, Paris; Society of Engineers and Technicians, 1946-47.
Honors: Order of Virtuti Militari; Commander Cross - Polonia Restituta; Cross of Gallant; Gold Cross of Merit with Swords; "For Freedom and Independence" Cross; Polish Home Army Cross; Warsaw Uprising Cross.
Served with: Polish Army, Cadet - Officers School, Cracow, 1938-39; September '39 Campaign; Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), Baszta regiment, 1940-44, 2nd lieutenant; instructor, military school, 1942-44; Warsaw Uprising, 1944, company commander, 1st lieutenant; Polish Military Mission, Paris, 1945-48, captain; promoted to colonel, 1989.
Languages: Polish, English, French.
Hobbies: military history, sports, skiing.
Home: 23432 Longview Street, Dearborn, MI 48127.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.