His parents had met and married in the United States, where each had emigrated in search of work in the late 19th century, but returned to occupied Poland in the early 20th century because Władysław's father Jan was unable to find gainful employment in America.
Jeho rodičia sa zoznámili a vzali v USA, kam šli hľadať lepší život na konci 19. storočia, ale vrátili sa do okupovaného Poľska na začiatku 20. storočia, pretože Władysławov otec, Jan si nemohol nájisť v Amerike lepšie platenú prácu.