Jozef Kazimierz Jordanowski
Trading company manager, Polish community leader
Born Feb. 27, 1913, Cracow, Poland, came to U.S., 1952; son of Franciszek and Maria (Dzialo); child: Jacek Stanislaw.
Education: 2nd lieutenant, Infantry Cadet Officers School, Ostrow Mazowiecka (Poland), 1936; Higher School of Commerce, London (United Kingdom), 1949.
Career: assistant manager, 1961-65, general manager, 1965-80, Tilton Trading Corporation, Union (NJ); Retired.
Member of: president, Brighton (U.K.), 1948-49, treasurer, Newark (NJ), since 1981, Polish Veterans of World War II - Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantow (S.P.K.); treasurer, Circle of Friends of Polish Scouting in America - Z.H.P., 1971-92; chairman, Polish Cultural Foundation, Clark (NJ).
Honors: September '39 Campaign Cross, 1985, Gold Cross of Merit, 1990, Polish Government in Exile, London; Silver Cross of Polish Resistance, Headquarters of Polish Veterans of World War II - Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantow (S.P.K.).
Served with: Polish Army, 34th Infantry Regiment, lieutenant, 1936-39; Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, Italy, captain, 1945-47.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic
Languages: Polish, English, German, ltalian
Hobbies: numismatics
Home: 127 Westfield Ave., Elizabeth, NJ 07208.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996