Lichodziejewski, Ludwik

Date of birth:: May 25th, 1904 (Bobrujsk, Russian Empire)
Date of death:: April 27th, 1974 (Chicago, United States)
Buried on:: Naval Cemetery Gdynia
Nationality:: Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

Biography

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Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Kapitan Marynarki
Unit:: O.R.P. Kujawiak, Polish Navy, Polish Armed Forces in the West
Awarded for:: Operation Harpoon

Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant Commander
Unit:: O.R.P. Blyskawica, Polish Navy, Polish Armed Forces in the West
Awarded on:: June 3rd, 1943
Awarded for:: Operation Torch

The King has been graciously pleased to approve the following Appointment to an Officer of the Polish Navy for gallant services as Commanding Officer of O.R.P. “Blyskawica” in the North African Campaign: — To be a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order: Commander Ludwik Lichodziejewski, Polish Navy.

Admiralty Fleet Order 2467. (H. & A. 200/43.—3.6.1943.)