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CHEV. LEONARD JOSEPH SULIGOWSKI
Director of Heraldry, Emeritus

Leonard Joseph Suligowski was born on July 1, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. His parents were Chester and Julia (Wojno) Suligowski. Leonard has one son named Richard aka Rik Fox. He died on June 19, 2008 at Bellevue Hospital, New York.

Education:
St. Stanislaus Kostka Parochial
Haaren High School
Institute of Applied Science, Chicago, 1949 (U.S. Armed Forces Institute)
Certified Heralic Artist by the British Heraldry Society

Career:
Private Investigator, States of New York and New Jersey 1956-1967
Customer Service Representative/ Advertising Spokesperson for National Airlines
Radio Announcer, for WCPA, Clearfiend (PA) and WGBB, Freeport (NY)
Personal Assistant to Senior Partner in a Law Firm

Author:
History of Greenpoint, 1975
Our Polish Nobility, 1977
"Tales of the Bonnie Dick" a first person Diary about my experiences on the Naval Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard during the Korean War
The Story of the Carrier U.S.S. Sarotoga, the target ship for the first A-bomb blast at Bikini.

Memberships:
Grand Chancellor Polish Nobility Association
Sovereign Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem
Polish Genealogical Society of America
Pilsudski Institute of America

Honors:
Officer, Cross - Polonia Restituta
Knight of Justice, Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem
Royal Order of Piast (Grand Cross)
Royal Order of Jagiello (Grand Cross)
Nine war medals Including Presidential Unit Citation & Navy Unit Citation (Korean Veteran) Listed in Who's Who in Genealogy and Heraldry

Military Service:
U.S.Navy Aviation Machinist, mate 2nd cl. Petty Officer, 1947-1953

Religion:
Catholic

Heraldic Languages:
English, Polish, French, Italian, and Spanish.

 

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