Jozef Modrzejewski (Lis)
Engineer, former artillery officer, author
Born Feb. 14, 1909, Wloclawek, Poland; came to U.S., 1951; son of Ignacy and Franciszka (Mikolajewska); married Kazimiera (Nowak); child: Ewa.
Education: officer, Artillery Reserve Officers' School, Wlodzimierz Wolynski (Poland), 1930-31, and Artillery Officers' School, Torun (Poland), 1931-33; Polish University Abroad, London (United Kingdom), 1948-51.
Career: officer, Artillery Regiment, Zamosc (Poland), 1933-39; commander, Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), 1940-45; engineer, several firms, Philadelphia (PA), 1953-74; Retired.
Author: Akowcy na Podkarpaciu, 1973, 1990; Od Armii Krajowej do wojny domowej, 1985; Polacy i Zydzi, 1987; over 100 articles on Polish Home Army and Poland.
Member of: Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.) Circle, London, 1947-51; Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.), 1951-57; Polish Popular University in Philadelphia, 1951-94; Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.) Association, Philadelphia Circle (treasurer, 1976-79, chairman 1979-86); vice chairman, Committee in Support of Solidarity in Philadelphia, 1981-83; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.).
Honors: Bronze Medal of Merit, Polish Government, 1938; Order of Virtuti Militari, 1945, Polish Army Medal (4 times), 1969, Polish Home Army Cross, 1969, Gold Medal of Merit, 1972, Polish Government in Exile, London; 1st price winner, K. W. Foundation Literature Competition, 1984.
Served with: Polish Army, September '39 Campaign, Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), "Burza" Uprising, Jasio Circle, commander, 1930-45; Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, 1946-47; promoted to colonel, 1991.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: hiking, biking.
Home: 311 Vassar Avenue, Stratford, NJ 08084.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996