Boleslaw S. Wojewodka

Public accountant, Polish community leader

Born May 14, 1923, Sienkiewiczowka, Poland; came to U.S., 1956; son of Wojciech and Jadwiga (Mikos); married Michalina (Burakiewicz); children: Barbara, Lidia.

Education: Polish Commercial College, Glasgow (Scotland), 1948; diploma, London School of Foreign Trade (United Kingdom), 1952: Polish School of Politics and Social Science, London, 1956; Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Hofstra University, Hempstead (NY), 1963; deacon, St. Charles Boromeo Seminary, Overbrook (PA), 1988.

Career: public accountant, S. Norman Baker F.C.A., London, 1953-56, C. A. Sparacio & Company, certified public accountant (C.P.A.), New York City, 1956-60; executive secretary, Frederic Hatch & Company, 1960-69, field underwriter, Mutual of New York, 1965-71, New York City; vice president, secretary, treasurer, Motion Technology Corporation, Aston (PA), 1971-85; Retired.

Author: correspondent, Nowy Swiat, Nowy Dziennik.

Member of: i.a.: national president, president, New York chapter, Polish Paratroopers in America, 1963-70; president, Polish American Youth Association, 1966-70; national director, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) (president, Downstate New York Division, 1970-71, vice president, Eastern Pennsylvania Division); national vice president, Polish Veterans of World War II - Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantow (S.P.K.) (president, 48 chapter); national treasurer, Polish Supplementary School Council in America; Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.)

Honors: numerous military awards and medals; listed in Who's Who in the East, 1981-82.

Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the West, 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade, captain, 1942-48.

Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.

Languages: Polish, English, Russian, Ukrainian.

Hobbies: teaching Polish language, adult education.

Home: 702 Crozerville Road, Aston, PA 19014.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.