Bronislaw B. Abramowski

Sailor, naval officer

Born June 13, 1911, Ciechocinek, Poland; came to U.S., 1948.

Education: Military Cadet School, Rawicz (Poland); State Maritime School.

Career: Polish merchant ships, 1933-39; 2nd officer, training ship "Dar Pomorza"; chief officer Polish liner M/S "Sobieski", 1946-48; sailor, various capacities ships (U.S.), 1948-63; master, SS "Mohawk", Military Sea Lift Transport, 1966-78; owner, Ogden Sea Transport, master, SS "Columbia", N.Y. City, 1979-81; retired

Honors: for WW II - Poland to Her Sailor Medal with 3 Silver Bars, British Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal; Vietnam Service Bar and Medal.

Served with: WW II, Polish Armed Forces in the West, Navy, 1940-43, British War Transport (under Polish flag), 1943-45, master, "Korab II"; Vietnam War.

Languages: Polish, English

Home: 66 Kingswood Dr W, Mobile AL 36608

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