KarI R. Mayer
Sales executive, former naval officer
Born Feb. 11, 1919, Stryj, Poland; came to U.S., 1948; son of Rudolf and Cyryla (Seitz); married Mira (Jordan); children: James, Peter.
Education: officer, Naval Academy, Bydgoszcz (Poland), Devenport (United Kingdom).
Career: General Electric Company, Schenectady (NY), 1948-51; Sunset News, Los Angeles (CA), 1951-52; sales representative to sales manager, Budget Reading Service Division, Periodical Publishers' Service Bureau, Inc., New York City, 1952-84; Retired.
Member of: president, Forest Park Civic Association, 1956-64, Association of Polish Merchant Officers in U.S., 1979-84, Polish American Club of Sarasota (FL), 1989-92; vice president, Tamaron Home Owners Association, 1989-92.
Honors: numerous military awards and decorations - Poland: Cross of Gallant, 1942, second Bar, 1944, Order of Virtuti Militari, 1945, Sea Medal with 3 Bars, 1946, Silver Cross of Merit, 1984, British: 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Silver Rose Star, African Star, Italian Star, 1946, Norwegian Cross, 1979.
Served with: Polish Navy, United Kingdom Royal Navy, destroyer "Burza", 1939-40, HMS "London", 1941, destroyers "Krakowiak", 1941-44, "Slazak", 1944-45; Polish Resettlement Corps, 1945-47, Iieutenant; promoted to captain.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobby: tennis.
Home: 1849 Springwood Drive, Sarasota, FL 34232.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996