1st Lt. observer
Józef Borkowski (1902–1975) — lieutenant observer of the Polish Army, associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków, Home Army soldier with the pseudonym “Skaryś”. He was born on 3 March 1902 in Kołaki Wielkie (Grudusk commune, Ciechanów county). Before 1939 he served as an observer in the aviation of the Polish Army. During World War II he was active in the Home Army, in the structures of the “Północ” Group, VI Battalion of the PPS Militia, in the Old Town and City Centre area. He participated in clandestine activities and uprising fighting, including the evacuation through the sewers during the Warsaw Uprising. He died on 31 October 1975. He was buried at the Military Cemetery at Powązki in Warsaw (quarter A4, row 1, grave 6).
