Logo of the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków

Tadeusz Kajetan Wereszczyński (1894–1977) – major pilot-observer of the Polish Army, associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. He was born on 7 August 1894 in Krymidów in the Stanisławów region. He studied surveying engineering at the Lwów Polytechnic. In 1913 he was called up to the Austro-Hungarian army, where during World War I he served at the front and subsequently completed aerial observer training in Wiener Neustadt. In 1917 he was taken prisoner by the Romanians, returning in 1918. After Poland regained independence he joined the Polish Army. He served as an observer and aviation officer, including in reconnaissance squadrons in Lwów. In 1920 he held the position of squadron commander. In the interwar period he held a number of staff and command positions in aviation, including in the 3rd Mobile Aviation Park and the 6th Aviation Regiment in Lwów. From 1929 to 1931 he was commander of the 2nd Aviation Regiment.