| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Douglas |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17F-75-DL: 42-3504 bis 42-3563, B-17G-5-DL: 42-3504 bis 42-3563 |
| Ausgeliefert: | Hill |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 337th Bomb Squadron, 339th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | QJ-? |
| MACR: | 834 |
| Deutsches Dokument: | 318 |
| Schicksal: |
, Abschuss durch Feindflugzeug (14 Oktober 1943) |
Geschichte der
B-17 42-3528
Delivered Hill 22/7/43; Ephrata 4/8/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [IJ- ] Snetterton 9/9/43; transferred 337BS [QJ- ] Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Marion Barnhill, Navigator: Bob Simanon, Bombardier: Clark Jackson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Jarsemsk, Radio Operator: John Fix, Ball turret gunner: Anselmo Montoya, Waist gunner: Bob Hardcastle, Waist gunner: Dave Kaster,Tail gunner: Jim David (9 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Vic Cook (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Lake Barmsee, Ger, near Mittenwald, seven miles E of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Ger.,while heading for Switzerland; Missing Air Crew Report 834.
Informationen können Korrekturen und Ergänzungen auf Grundlage von Jings Recherchen enthalten.
B-17 42-3528 Crew
| Position | Rang | Name (Vorname, Initiale, Nachname) | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Marion Francis Barnhill | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Victor Charles Cook | KIA | Shot after ditching |
| NAV | 2LT | Robert H. Simanon | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Clark Brown Jackson | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Joseph Sylvester Jarsemsk | POW | MACR: Jarzemski |
| RO | T/SGT | John Vincent Fix, Jr. | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Anselmo John Montoya | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Robert J. Hardcastle | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | David Carl Kaster | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | James W. David | POW | - |
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Helfen Sie mit, das Archiv zu erhalten: Ich investiere viel Zeit in diese Recherche-Ergebnisse. Wenn Ihnen meine Arbeit hilft, freue ich mich über eine kleine Unterstützung!
16. Mai 2025 access_time 13:47
The spelling of the Eng/TT is incorrect, last name should read Jarsemsk [my uncle].
Thank you
18. Mai 2025 access_time 14:57
I have corrected his name. Thanks for the info.
02. Februar 2026 access_time 22:03
According to Lino Von Gartzen who specializes in researching crash sites, the official cause of death of Co-Pilot Lt. Cook was drowning. My father never accepted that as the truth. He said that Lt. Cook was a non-swimmer and when shots came from the shore, he did not jump in the water and was shot while still in the raft. I believe the record indicates that he died two days after the ditching. When I spoke with Mr. Von Gartzen, he was living in the Munich area.
13. Mai 2026 access_time 2:35
My Uncle Joe Jarsemki’s [as well as all other crew] „Individual Casualty Questionaire“ taken after the war states that Lt. Cook was shot in the back with a 30 cal, while in the dingy by ground troops. he was taken to a german garrison where he died the next day, Oct 15th. My uncle was the Eng/TT and spent the remainer of the war as a POW.
13. Mai 2026 access_time 18:46
Mr. Hood, you are the first relative of the crew I have heard from. I appreciate your confirmation of what my father always stated was the cause of Lt. Cook’s death. My father was sent to Stalag Luft III and later survived the death march which brought him to a camp near Mooseberg. He was liberated by troops serving under General Patton’s forces.