Jan Kanty Miska
Electrical engineer, teacher
Born Oct. 11, 1907, Skala, Poland; came to U.S., 1949; son of Antoni and Julianna (Karnia); m. Jadwiga (Cymbala); children: Vit, Wanda.
Education: Jagiellonian University, Cracow (Poland), 1936-39; Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (B.E.E.), Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1956.
Career: teacher, Polish public schools, 1927-39; school inspector, Polish schools in Germany, Luebeck / Hamburg, 1945-49; radio repairman, Zenith Electric, Chicago, 1949-52; electrical engineer, Hoffman Electronics, Evanston (IL), 1953-56; engineer, Hellicrafters, 1956-62, reliability engineer, International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (ITT) Kellogg, 1963-66, Chicago; senior reliability engineer, Naval Ship Engineer Center, Washington (DC), 1966-79; Retired.
Author: Lec glosie, 1947; editor, Trzy Piora, 1946-49; co-author and editor, Polska Mowa. Polish for English Speakers, 1964.
Member of: honorary member, board directors member, Polish Teachers Association (chairman, 1954-65), Chicago; scoutmaster, active member, Polish Scouting in America - Zwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego (Z.H.P.), Chicago, 1949-66; director, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) (president, Washington Division, 1976-82); Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.).
Honors: Silver Medal of Merit, Polish Government, 1937; Gold Medal of Merit, Polish Government in Exile, London (United Kingdom), 1968; Gold Medal, Polish Alma Mater, London, 1990.
Served with: Polish Army, Infantry, 1928-29; Polish Army Reserve, 1930-39; September '39 Campaign, 1st lieutenant; Prisoner of War (POW), Oflag II D (Germany), clandestine radio operator, 1942-44; British Army, Polish liaison officer, captain, 1945-46.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, German, French.
Hobbies: short wave radio, camping, gardening.
Home: 3123 Faber Drive, Falls Church, VA 22044.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996