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Re: Help with location/present-day name of town

sirdan — Thu Jul 18, 2013 4:04 am

Author: sirdan

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 4:04 am

Michael, if you are really interested finding more info about why Admiral Haswell got Virtuti Militari Order, then you could follow advice i found on one polish forum with similar subject. First the poster adviced to contact with Polish Section of Ministry of Defense Archives in UK for confirmation if the person of interest was awarded by VM order. Next step would be to contact with Sikorski Institute in UK for copy of actual application/petition for awarding.
Definitely Admiral William Maxwell deserve for writing biography, his brief story and awarded medals confirms he had interesting life. There is always chance to find interesting facts about him, that no one could think of. I wish you that and good luck in you research

Few hectic items

Elzbieta Porteneuve — Wed Jul 17, 2013 5:47 am

Author: Elzbieta Porteneuve

Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 5:47 am

Few items, quite hectic.

1. Extraordinary site http://translit.cc/ with really useful Cyrillic - Latin transliterrations. Hats off to them. Definitery an URL to have it handy on PO.

2. When we are at the end of WWII, we shall not forget important things to the big boys. Wernher von Braun and his team from Peenemunde comes to my mind. I recall being fascinated by Michener's book, and his hypothesis or fact, that the Germans were entered to the US without any record on immigration, than later on they have been using tricks, such as ordinary Mexican immigration path, to have them recorded somewhere, and be able to close the loop. No doubt that adoption of a young boy under age in 1916 has been solving many pesky hurdles. The recruiter was very clever.

3. Maps from 1910
3rd Military Mapping Survey of Austria-Hungary
Index sheet of the general map of Central Europe (1:200 000)
The original sheets were published about 1910
http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/3felmeres.htm
To see Dubno click on intersection [43° Latitude ; 50° Longitude] city Brodi - Dubno is in the right top corner.

4. Old geography book from that time, page of Dubno starts on 194, ends 197
http://dir.icm.edu.pl/pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_II/194

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Re: Help with location/present-day name of town

mmbsmith — Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:11 pm

Author: mmbsmith

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:11 pm

Sirdan,

I managed to post this response in the wrong place. I will try again.
In talking to the Admiral's daughter, Colleen, she referred to the Virtuti Militari as the highest award given to a non-polish citizen who performed exceptional service for Poland. I have written to Prof. Wesolowski regarding the medal, but he has not responded.

The Admiral was fluent in Russian, Polish, English and had a good working knowledge of German. I believe his nickname, "The Bolshevik", was due to his first language being Russian and that he served as an interpreter on the USS Brooklyn during the Siberian Expedition.

He was proud of both his Russian and Polish ethnicities. In 1938 he helped break up a Russian Spy ring in Los Angeles. I have joked with Rick Russell that he seemed to be a mixture of Indiana Jones and a brilliant Forrest Gump, always in the right place as history unfolded.

Thank you for the lead about the Pulaski Award. It gives me a starting point for inquiry.

-Michael

Re: Help with location/present-day name of town

sirdan — Tue Jul 16, 2013 6:10 pm

Author: sirdan

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 6:10 pm

The scan of the letter from the Society to the President is transcription as Elżbieta noticed. Maybe original one is hidden is some archives, You could compare Admiral's singnature if he had signed the letter. The Society might not be settled in law, it might be informal group of Pulaski medal receivers. I found a record of appointment between one of chief of the Society and Zaleski president however.

The best book about Virtuti military order receivers is "The Order Of The Virtuti Militari And Its Cavaliers 1792 - 1992" by Z. Wesołowski, written in polish and english. It's available for borrow in library in Pilsudski institute 180 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003. Online list based on this book does not contain W. Maxwell which is intriguing. As a side note, there are given thousands different kinds of this medal however.
I see no much of description of Pilsudski order, only archived auctions here (replica) and here. Following desription there: very rare medal for "colonists" fighting for freedom of USA. First introduced in 150 years after death of Pulaski, there are two versions of it.

Young man speaking several languages, wanting to cut from previos family; adopted (is this hepled him to become US citizen?) would be perfect person for agent/spy work. (Ups.. i didnt read carefully brief history, he actually chased spies ) Wonder why "Bolshevik" nick, it somehow does not sound right for polish guy. Probably considered as russian was his choose, might it been well suited for his job too. Russian soldiers more likely would obey orders from Commander with russian roots than polish. If he was awarded with Virtuti Militari medal, then i'm afraid we don't know yet why he got it.

Added later. More information about Pulaski Medal http://mypolishtimes.com/index.php/news/658-central-citizens-committee-presents-pulaski-medals-432010 I guess Admiral Maxwell got this medal and Virtuti Militari for what he made after Admiral retirement.

Re: Help with location/present-day name of town

mmbsmith — Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:50 pm

Author: mmbsmith

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:50 pm

Elizbieta,

Could you send me your email address? I would be more comfortable having a private conversation in order to address my theories that aren't necessarily backed up by solid evidence.

Thanks,
Michael
mmbsmith@gmail.com

Re: General Pulaski

Elzbieta Porteneuve — Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:44 pm

Author: Elzbieta Porteneuve

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:44 pm

mmbsmith wrote:

In talking with the Admiral's daughter, Colleen, I learned that ...

Michael, do you know if William Maxwell spoke Polish? Does his daughter Colleen remember?

I wonder why his letter to Polish President in Exile, Zaleski, dated 1 September 1955, is in English (Sirdan's URLs with scanned letters, translated to Polish). If William Maxwell was Polish, he spoke Polish. Such a clever person knew perfectly well his place of birth, his mother tongue, and as a military he had access to better maps than Google.

Other points/ideas:

1. When I referred to the marriage record Dzwoniecki/Heller, it was not for this couple [he was 46, single, she was 49, probably no children), but for the father in Pultusk. My idea would be to see if Jan Dzwoniecki father had other children, maybe father of Wlodzimierz aka William Maxwell.

2. There is no record for William Maxwell receiving Virtutti Militari Order. You think he could receive it for Hula. Why? What is the motive from Polish perspective for Hula? Hula was purely Roosevelt-Stalin deal, big game between big boys, Stalin accepted to take care of Japan, 3 months after the end of the WWII, and Roosevelt sent his fregates. It was after Yalta, after Poland being left to Russians for next 35 years. I can very well understand US government decorating William Maxwell, but not Polish.

Please note I am not historian, my questions are purely common sense, looking for some logic.

Elzbieta

Roosevelt - Stalin big game, and Warsaw Uprising in '44

Elzbieta Porteneuve — Tue Jul 16, 2013 2:14 pm

Author: Elzbieta Porteneuve

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 2:14 pm

Here is an amateurish translation of Polish historian's answer, in Polish, to British historian, N.Davies, concerning Warsaw Uprizing in 1944.

It enlights Roosevelt - Stalin big game, during and after WWII.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Davies

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OBSERWACJE Z USA
Andrzej Targowski

Answer to Norman Davies '44

Amateurish translation of http://www.powstanie.pl/index.php?ktory=10

British Professor Norman Davies is the most famous and reliable Polish historian, so each of his new books is snapped up by Polish readers. So it is with his latest book, titled "Rising '44 - Battle of Warsaw," called in analogy to the "Battle of Britain '40," published first in English. Author argues that "it was a terrible betrayal by their Polish allies." Poles have always thought so, and confirmation of this thesis by the British is like placing a dot on the "i" in this case. But is it artificially idealized illusion or truth? It is fortunate that this column is written in Polish and will not be understood by foreigners, readers of the above mentioned book.

Let's try to answer the arguments and questions raised by N. Davies. Poles were not betrayed in July 1944, as the Allies did not promise us anything, and even explicitly opposed the uprising that interfered with their struggles after the invasion of Normandy and was in conflict with the Soviets, which suffered the greatest losses in soldiers (1:59) as compared to a loss of U.S., and which could lead them to a premature peace with Germany. There is abundant evidence for. The British sent their own representative (Retyngier) to Warsaw to warn the authorities of the Underground about that situation. But he was not listened to, he was even poisoned, but survived the attack.

"If London and Washington expected the uprising breaks out, why not ask the Moscow and not try to get a warranty for your lonely Polish ally?" President Roosevelt did not want at that time to discourage Stalin to make sacrifices in the war, especially when he was preparing them for the war with Japan. To this end, and in that time [the US] trained 15,000 Soviet sailors in the port of Cold Bay, Alaska, whom was planned to allocate 30 frigates, 60 minesweepers, submarine chasers 56 and 30 landing craft. Training was led by the Navy Capt. William Maxwell (born as Dzwoniecki in Warsaw, and because he could curse in Russian, so he got the job). FDR knew that to win against Japan he would have to collect five million soldiers, and the war could last until 1948, the issue of minimizing his own losses due to the generosity of the Soviets was closer to the American President than the dispute over the Polish border with the Soviet Union.

"If Moscow had clearly expected an uprising in the capital ally of Western powers, why the Soviets did not have attempted to discuss the matter with Western leaders, or even for a local agreement?" That's why Stalin did not do it, because the uprising was good for his own idea, with the help of the Germans to get rid of competition for his Government of Lublin. Besides, he was consistent in this case, whether in Katyn, in Volyn, whether in Vilnius, or elsewhere. Stalin only agreed to bear the loss of millions in his own army for the price of "Polish spoils." After all, the meaning of the Uprising was to not to surprise Germans, but the Soviets.

The opponents of the Uprising was the High Command of the WP [Wojsko Polskie, Polish Army] in London and even the Army Commander - Gen. T. "Bor" Komorowski, who saying goodbye to his wife said, "that even if we win it, in a week I will be find myself in a Soviet prison." And before that he weaved and evaded as much as he could, from the decision to start fighting.

As usual in the great history of the world, not cases of great dynamics dictate solutions, but small incidents. The First World War began with the assassination of the heir to the trone, the defeat of Napoleon at Moscow during the harsh winter began in Warsaw, where a very young Polish Lady (MW [Maria Walewska]) stopped the great Emperor and 600 thousands army for three months. Equally surprising was not finishing off the British by the Germans at Dunkirk in 1940 because Hitler had a fondness for the British. Also, the Uprising outbroke, because the Commander Army did not want to allow the coup within their own ranks. If it had not issued an order to the Uprising, such an order would be issued by the Heads of Staff of the Army, the generals Pełczyński and Okulicki who by this type of blackmail informed his Commander.

For nothing here seems all the military analysis of Uprising, its aim was fast and great defeat and that "blood flowed streams, and the walls were falling into ruin." Only this kind of tragedy could make the "world opinion would force governments to strikethrough Tehran’s decision and save the Republic. "This wasted and stupid ideas waas formulated by General L. Okulicki who pushed for rapid Uprising. He came to London, where he was instructed by General K. Sosnkowski, the Supreme Commander, to prevent the uprising. Unfortunately, contrary to the instructions, he acted unfairly, violating military discipline. As writes Jan Matłachowski (1978), "Gen. "Bor" described him as a "daredevil" prone to drinks and beats and said of him: "This is the one." Those who knew well Okulicki, exclude he could take such a big task on his own and prove that he would have be inspired by someone ... if so, it remains a mystery, by whom? "

It seems that General Okulicki met in London (arrived from Italy from the II Corps WP) Prime Minister St. Mikolajczyk, who was planning a trip to Moscow and was looking for a strong and the only card for talks with Stalin. After all, he had sent a not discouraging message from London to Warsaw Uprising (where he had "his" people) on July 26, just before leaving for Moscow. Thus General Okulicki in Warsaw was so pressed for quick start of the Uprising, neglecting its military aspect … And so on to follow the thread to the bottom we almost deciphered the mystery of the "meaning" of Uprising, giving occupation to a "prosecutor" or neutral historian-political scientist. That, unfortunately, prof. Davies have not done in his book.

It is true that young people burned to fight, but to winning and not to commit suicide. It is therefore necessary to distinguish between Uprising and the Insurgents, when we analyze the "1944." Uprising proved to be a national disaster, which can only be understood by a Warsovian. Uprising is also synonymous with Polish heroism, German and Soviet barbarism, and the Anglo-Saxon too much self-interest (here you can agree with N. Davies) and the lack of ethics and even good manners.

This strong assessment of the "Allies" of Poland does not exempt Polish leaders from their responsibility to risk the Polish lives, and their material and cultural achievements. The truth of the Uprising now should improve today the selection process for leaders to the highest position in the Third Republic. The cries of 200,000 dead, 400,000 injured and 600,000 who did not return to the capital city ask for that, as well as cries of the Uprising ruins. The size and prevalence of heroism of Insurgents and residents commits us all. Otherwise the "yeast would go on grinding." Is anyone listening to them or only.. Mulch listen to them [Mulch, Chochol – reference to Polish literature]?

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Re: Help with location/present-day name of town

mmbsmith — Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:53 pm

Author: mmbsmith

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:53 pm

Shellie,

He left home because he did not get along with his new stepmother. He jumped ship (believed to be LLoyd's Northern) in the US and tried to enlist at the age of 16. He could not enlist due to his age. Believe it or not, the Navy recruiter, only a few years older than him (DOB 1882), offered to adopt him, provided he enlisted in the Navy. His adoptive mother Jane, was born in 1898. His parents had 2 addition sons, born in 1918 and 1921.

-Michael

Re: Help with location/present-day name of town

Shellie — Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:36 pm

Author: Shellie

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:36 pm

This guy is very interesting. Can you shed any light on why he would be adopted at age 16? I would be less curious if he were adopted at a much younger age so he could be cared for by a family - but he enlisted the same year he was adopted. I don't know the rules for enlisting in 1916 - was US citizenship required?

Re: Help with location/present-day name of town

mmbsmith — Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:28 am

Author: mmbsmith

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:28 am

I thought you all might appreciate a brief history of the Admiral:

1916- Adopted by George and Jane Maxwell, Denver CO.
Enlisted in the US Navy
1917- Served as an interpreter with the Siberian Expeditionary Forces aboard the USS Brooklyn
1921- Graduated from Submarine School
1923- Engineering Officer aboard the USS Iuka
1927- Commissioned Ensign
1930- Engineering Division Officer aboard the USS New Mexico
1933- USS Argonne on the Aleutian Islands Expedition
1934- Post-graduate School, Annapolis
1938- Special Assignment, FBI, Los Angeles (The Gorin/Salich Spy Case)
1942- Guadalcanal, Rank of Captain aboard the USS North Carolina
1942- Earned the Bronze Star, USS North Carolina, Lt. Commander
1945- Project Hula, Cold Bay Alaska
1945- Awarded Legion of Merit
1945- Operation Crossroads, Atomic Bomb Test
1947- Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, Washington, D.C.
1950- Retired from Navy
1950-1952 Deputy Director, Bureau of Smoke Control, NYC
1955- Chairman of the Board of Standards and Appeals, NYC
1955- Named Power Engineer of the Year NYC
Awards:
Bronze Star
Legion of Merit
Victory Medal
Fleet Clasp
American Defense Service Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal- 4 Battle Stars
American Area Campaign Medal
WWII Victory Medal
Virtuti Militari
Pulaski Medal

-Michael

General Pulaski

mmbsmith — Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:57 am

Author: mmbsmith

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:57 am

I have been reading about General Pulaski, another remarkable man of Polish descent.
In talking with the Admiral's daughter, Colleen, I learned that Admiral Maxwell received the Pulaski Award. I have found nothing on the web relating to the American Order of General Pulaski. I'm assuming this would have been in New York (the society, as well), as this is where the Admiral lived after the war.
Just one of the many frustrations of research that can only be solved with patience.

-Michael

Re: Help with location/present-day name of town

mmbsmith — Mon Jul 15, 2013 12:22 am

Author: mmbsmith

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 12:22 am

Sirdan, Elbieta, MaryAnne,

I am aware of Operation Hula. I believe this is the reason he was awarded the Virtuti Militari. I have a picture of him being presented the award, though I do not know who the gentleman is that is presenting it. My mother-in-law has the medal in her possession. I have not been able to find any official reference to it's being awarded to him.

Richard Russell and I are both working on separate biographies of the Admiral and sharing the information we uncover.

Admiral Maxwell was my wife's grandfather, and I knew him from the early 1970's until his death. He and I got along very well and we would visit him at least once a month. Obviously, he was a brilliant man with an exceptional career. The more I learn, the more impressed I become. To me, it's a story that needs to be told.

I find the letter to Zaleski President in Exile intriguing. I will try to have the letter translated in the next week, or so. This is something that is new to me, and very interesting.

I have previously tried to track the Dzwoniecki/Heller marriage with no luck. I traced a Marianne Heller to an art gallery in hopes that she might be a descendant, but she has not replied to my inquiries.

I have also located 1 Dzwoniecki through social networks, but he too has failed to reply.

The Admiral, for most of his life, considered himself Russian. He stated more than once that his men nicknamed him "The Bolshevik". It was only later in life that he seemed comfortable and proud of his Polish heritage.

The Dubno that is south of Bialystok has some potential. It seems closest to Warsaw, and he did refer to it as a little town. I will definitely check them all.

I will also take a look at Alaska at War, 1941-1945: The Forgotten War Remembered.

You have all given me some fresh information to pursue, and I thank you very much for your continued assistance. Please feel free to contact me via email.

-Michael

Re: Help with location/present-day name of town

sirdan — Sun Jul 14, 2013 10:13 am

Author: sirdan

Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 10:13 am

William S. Maxwell was trainig soldiers in Hula Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Hula
Wiki refers to book Russell, Richard A., Project Hula: Secret Soviet-American Cooperation in the War Against Japan.
Some information available too in book online here http://books.google.pl/books?id=p01bFVagOJYC&lpg=PP1&hl=pl&pg=PA345#v=onepage&q&f=false and this book refers to some kind of Diary (Admiral's one?)
It's interesting, if same admiral Maxwell is chief of "American Order Of General Pulaski" Society, he might had different "jobs" and not clear past. There is no information about the Society on internet.

Re: Help with location/present-day name of town

Elzbieta Porteneuve — Sun Jul 14, 2013 5:53 am

Author: Elzbieta Porteneuve

Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 5:53 am

Hi Michael,

I googled the names you search, and found numerous pleaces where you were patiently seeking places or name Dzwoniecki / William S. Maxwell.

Below two items I can clarify. Warsaw is my place.

1.
Wladyslaw Dzwoniecki
27 Maszalkowska, Warsaw, ULGA District

The address 27 Marszalkowska Street does exist today, but is certainly totaly different from 1900, because the city was totaly destroyed in WWII and reconstructed from scratch (see The Pianist movie for the WWII landscape of Warsaw).
You may use street view from google to see the today building which is from circa 1950. It is so called MDM - Marszalkowska Dzielnica Mieszkaniowa, area built at the same time, cf. history in Polish http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsza%C5%82kowska_Dzielnica_Mieszkaniowa.

The crossing Marszalkowska street with aleje Jerozolimskie, is like 57th with Fifth avenue in New York, Marszalkowska is the very center of Warsaw.
There is no such a thing as ULGA district in central Warsaw. The word "ULGA" means reduction on fees or taxes, all possible. It means also a relief, when you have a pain, or are stressed.

The only geographic meaning I could find for "Ulga near Warsaw" is a water channel, on the right side of Wistula:
Kanał Ulgi, Wawer Warsaw, Warszawa, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

2.
Record someone suggested you.
21 1883 145 Jan Dzwoniecki Marianna Haller W-wa Narodzenie NMP (Leszno)
It's in Cyrillic, I can read it (slowly), here are essentials:

Collection: 72/1217/0 Akta stanu cywilnego parafii rzymskokatolickiej Narodzenia NMP w Warszawie (Leszno) » Series:: units without series » File/unit:: 20
It's 73.jpg in case the URL below is broken
http://szukajwarchiwach.pl/72/1217/0/-/20/str/1/5/15#tabSkany
145

It did happen in Warszaw
...
12/24 June 1883
Appeared in for the marriage ... [witnesses]
Wilhelma Eramin ... Kojève fabricant (manufacturer)
... 25 years
and Alfons Grodzki student at Warsaw Imperial University,
resident street Senatorska numer 32
both commiting ...

between Jan Dzwoniecki,
single, retired soldier, 46 years, born in the city of Pultusk,
son of Jan and Anna, spouses Dzwoniecki,
residing ... street Nowolipie number 24
...
and Marianna Jozefa Haller, 49 years, born in Warsaw
parish St Andrzej, dauther of deceased Karl and still alive Elena [Helena]
born Radwansuprug Haller,
residing ... street Nowolipie number 24
..

Then I looked up if Pultusk archives are on line - unfortunately not.
Researching for "Dzwoniecki Pułtusk" gives nothing, but I discovered a possible etymology for the name with "Dzwoniec Pułtusk". Dzwoniec is a bird name, and there is plenty of such in Pułtusk.

Pułtusk is 60 km North from Warsaw.

3.
The most interesting text is here
http://genealodzy.pl/PNphpBB2-printview-t-18995-start-0.phtml
includes this one, about Roosevelt strategy with regards to Stalin
http://www.powstanie.pl/index.php?ktory=10

//Szkoleniem kierował kapitan marynarki William Maxwell (urodzony jako Dzwoniecki w Warszawie, a ponieważ umiał kląć po rosyjsku, więc dostał takie zadanie)"
//
William Maxwell spoke Russian, including cursing.

Not much progress to find William S. Maxwell past.

Elzbieta

Re: Help with location/present-day name of town

Elzbieta Porteneuve — Sun Jul 14, 2013 3:19 am

Author: Elzbieta Porteneuve

Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 3:19 am

The statement
Place of Birth: Dubua Volunskaya Gubernia (He also said Warsaw, Poland)
is an oxymoron.

Warsaw was never ever in history part to Wolyn governorate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volhynia and all URLs inside

The map in Russian and Polish of Gubernia Wolynska is here
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Volhynian_governorate_1820.jpg

We do not know why William S. Maxwell was hiding his Polish past, but definitely oxymoron statements about geography were part of his strategy.

I quite agree with Sirdan, that 1955 was difficult [euphemism] time concerning relations with the Soviet communist empire.
Stalin died in 1953. Warsaw's Palac Kultury built by prisoners of Soviets was achieved in 1956. Each 1st May there were tanks running the whole day accross the city of Warsaw, with all communists on stage at Plac Defilad, with Russian brothers ("you do choose your friends, you don't your brothers" was a Polish philosophical saying). All Warsaw people, adults and school children alike were obliged to attend, it was mandatory, people get punished for missing that communist show.
It was the time of "walls have ears", the first Commandment teached by Polish parents to their small children was to never ever speak outside about anything which you could learn at home. The people were putting strong radio music, when they had to say something at home.

Elzbieta

Re: Help with location/present-day name of town

sirdan — Sun Jul 14, 2013 2:34 am

Author: sirdan

Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 2:34 am

Looks like William S. Maxwell was CEO of "American Order Of General Pulaski" Society in 1955. His society were in contact with Polish Government in Excile; most probably activist of Polonia in USA and polish patriot. No wonder he didn't want to speak about his family in Poland /Ukraine where communists would have keept track or pursued his family. I see no information on internet about awarding him Virtuti Militari Order, like he got it in secret? I have no other info, there is some chance of winnnig, looking in born records in Dubno parish for William's date of birth.

Edit: Here is a letter to Zaleski President in Excile from Society http://www.pilsudski.org/archiwa/dokument.php?nonav=1&nrar=701&nrzesp=9&sygn=11&handle=701.180/1000 look at scan #278

Re: Help with location/present-day name of town

MDuplaga — Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:39 pm

Author: MDuplaga

Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:39 pm

mmbsmith,

Have you seen the obituary in the New York times?
http://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/12/obituaries/william-s-maxwell-89-is-dead-ex-admiral-and-pollution-official.html

I would pursue trying to find "Glenn Fowler" who wrote the obit-he may lead you to further sources to research.

Wishing you luck in your search,
MaryAnne

Re: Help with location/present-day name of town

Staripolak64 — Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:23 pm

Author: Staripolak64

Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:23 pm

The town is Dubno, Volhynia Province, Russian Empire.

Re: Help with location/present-day name of town

PolishLibrarian — Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:10 pm

Author: PolishLibrarian

Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:10 pm

Further earlier discussion related to this topic is here: http://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?t=1886&highlight=dubua ~PL

Re: Help with location/present-day name of town

mmbsmith — Sat Jul 13, 2013 4:48 pm

Author: mmbsmith

Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 4:48 pm

Hi,

Thanks for the replies. I do not know the original Polish name. I'm hoping to find the town and possibly find some records. The name may have been Wladyslaw Dzwoniecki, but I have search for that name for over 2 years and haven't come up with anything.
I have filed for:
his Navy record (nothing pertaining to his identification)
an FOIA with the FBI (still waiting)
A petition to unseal his adoption file (Colorado wants $850.00)
His Naturalization file (could not be found)
Marriage License (nothing there)

Thanks,
Michael