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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 31 > 92-year-old reaches rank of rear admiral in the Polish navy

92-year-old reaches rank of rear admiral in the Polish navy

By William McCall / The Bulletin
May 31, 2009

PORTLAND — An Oregon man who sets sail these days mostly on mountain rivers and lakes at the age of 92 is about to become a rear admiral in the Polish navy.

Jerzy Tumaniszwili was a 23-year-old naval gunnery officer when the Polish destroyer Tempest left port to escape the 1939 German....

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