Ryszard Edward Mossin
Journalist
Born Apr. 24, 1910, Warsaw; came to U.S., 1951; son of Maksymilian and Stefania (Moszkowska); child: Andrew.
Education: Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Warsaw, 1932.
Career: attorney, editor, Przeglad Sportowy, Kurier Czerwony, Warsaw, 1929-39; prisoner, labor camps, U.S.S.R, 1939-42; war correspondent, BBC, Polish section and Polish press in United Kingdom and Italy, 1944-46; journalist, Dziennik Polski - Dziennik Zolnierza, broadcaster, BBC, Polish section, London (United Kingdom), 1946-51; editor, Radio Free Europe, Nowy Swiat, correspondent, Dziennik Polski - Dziennik Zolnierza, New York City, 1951-57; editor, Voice of America, 1957-87, reporter Nowy Dziennik, 1983 -, Washington (DC).
Member of: Polish Journalists Union, Warsaw, 1932-39, Italy, 1945-46; secretary, vice president, 1946-51, United Kingdom, president, 1951-57, United States, Polish Journalists Union Abroad; Studium - North American Study Center for Polish Affairs; Polish Veterans of World War II - Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantow (S.P.K.); Polish American Congress (P.A.C.).
Honors: Gold Cross of Merit with Swords, Polish Government in Exile, London; Meritorious Honor Award, Superior Honor Award, United States Information Agency (USIA); Order of Polonia Restituta, L. Walesa, President of Poland, 1994.
Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, Infantry, 1st Iieutenant, 1942-46.
Affiliation: Independent.
Languages: Polish, English, French.
Hobbies: sports.
Home: 4450 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996