Thaddeus F. Malanowski
Roman Catholic priest
Born Nov. 30, 1922, Stamford (CT), U.S.; son of Thomas and Sophie (Goscienska).
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), St. Bernard College and Seminary, Rochester (NY), 1944; ordination, 1947; graduation, Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth (KS), 1961; Master of Divinity (honorary), St. Bernard Institute, Colgate University, Rochester, 1981.
Career: associate pastor, Immaculate Conception Church, Southington (CT), 1947-48, St. Mary Church, Middletown (CT), 1948-50; chaplain to deputy chief of chaplains, U.S. Army, 1949-78; Retired.
Author: radio speaker, WBVM, Tampa (FL).
Member of: national chaplain, Polish Legion of American Vetserans; board member, Haitian Health Foundation, and Polish American Priests' Association.
Honors: Prelate of Honor (with the title of Monsignor), Pope Paul VI, 1973; Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, WW II Occupation Medal, U.S. Army.
Served with: U.S. Army, 1st lieutenant, promoted to brigadier general, 1949-74.
Languages: English, Polish, German.
Hobbies: tennis, bowling, golf.
Office: The Stamford Advocate, Tresser Boulevard, Stamford, CT 06902.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996