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Jan Więckowski
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Jan Józef Więckowski nom de guerre Drogosław (July 25, 1923, in Warsaw, Poland – July 11, 2008, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, US) was a Sub-Scout Master in the Polish Scouting Movement, a 2nd Lieutenant of the Home Army and a Captain of the Polish Armed Forces, Polish resistance member during the Warsaw Uprising, both Chief and Chief of Security for the Second Company Rudy of Battalion Zośka, and a 1951 graduate of international economics from Stetson University.
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Birth name | Jan Józef Więckowski |
Nickname(s) | Drogosław |
Born | (1923-07-25)July 25, 1923 Warsaw, Poland |
Died | July 11, 2008(2008-07-11) (aged 84) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States |
Buried | |
Allegiance | Poland |
Service/ | Home Army |
Years of service | 1940–1948 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | Battalion Zośka |
Commands held | II Company Rudy in Battalion Zośka |
Battles/wars | World War II, Warsaw Uprising |
Awards | Cross of Valour (Twice), Cross of Merit, Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland |
Spouse(s) | First: Irena née Milko (1946); Second: Joanna née Gronkiewicz (1965) |
Relations | Helena Więckowska, Maria "Marysia" Więckowska |
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