Jarkowski, Boleslaw Zenon

Date of birth:: August 6th, 1913 (Radom, Poland)
Date of death:: September 21st, 1997 (Jacksonville/Florida, United States)
Service number:: P.76745
Nationality:: Polish

Biography

After WWII, Boleslaw Jarkowski studied engineering in Canada, the U.S. and Poland, culminating in a Doctorate of Engineering from Warsaw Polytechnical University. In 1961, Jarkowski joined the faculty of the School of Engineering at Tuskegee University in Alabama. On his retirement in 1979, he relocated to Jacksonville,

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Vliegerkruis (VK)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Squadron Leader
Unit:: Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: October 31st, 1946

Royal Decree no.24

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Flight Lieutenant
Unit:: No. 305 (Wielpolska) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Citation:
"This officer has performed his navigational duties with great skill and success. He has participated in numerous attacks on important enemy targets, including three on Cologne and four on Bremen. As senior officer in the crew, he has shown a splendid example of leadership and endurance. On only two occasions has he failed to reach his main target, this being through no fault of navigation. He has undoubtedly contributed in a large measure to the high standard of morale of his crew."

Approved 5 September 1942. Public Record Office Air 2/9591 has recommendation drafted 30 August 1941 when he had flown 19 sorties (104 operational hours).