Jan F. Morelewski
Lawyer, executive, Polish community leader
Born Jan. 28. 1913, Zamosc, Poland; came to U.S., 1951; son of Edmund and Paulina (Obst); married Bronislawa (Dubowik); children: Jolanta, Edmund.
Education: Master of Laws (M.L.), A. Mickiewicz University, Poznan (Poland), 1935; Juris Doctor (J.D.), S. Batory University, Wilno (Poland), 1939, Polish University Abroad, London (U.K.), 1966.
Career: industrial company executive, Battle Creek / Chicago (IL), 1951-78; consultant, U.S. Department of Commerce, Chicago, 1984-85.
Author: Across the Continents in Search of Justice, 1971; Pokolenie Akowskie, 1995; various articles in numerous journals and magazines.
Member of: president, Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), 1976-90, Polish Home Army Foundation, 1983-90, Chicago; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) (past national director).
Honors: Chivalry Cross - Polonia Restituta, Polish Government in Exile, London, 1990; Golden Badge - Order of Merit of Republic of Poland, 1992.
Served with: Cavalry Cadet School, Grudziadz (Poland), 1935-36; Polish Army, Wilno garrison, officer, 1938-39; September '39 Campaign, 2nd lieutenant; Polish Home Army - Sluzba Zwyciestwa Polsce (S.Z.P.), Zwiazek Walki Zbrojnej (Z.W.Z.), Armia Krajowa (A.K.), 1939-45; Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, Polish Resettlement Corps, major; promoted to lieutenant colonel, 1990.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, French.
Hobbies: swimming, horseback riding.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996