| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-75-DL: 42-3504 to 42-3563, B-17G-5-DL: 42-3504 to 42-3563 |
| Delievered: | Hill |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 337th Bomb Squadron, 339th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | QJ-? |
| MACR | 834 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 318 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (14 October 1943) |
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History of
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.
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B-17 42-3528 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
This page was last updated on 18 May 2025
16. May 2025 access_time 13:47
The spelling of the Eng/TT is incorrect, last name should read Jarsemsk [my uncle].
Thank you
18. May 2025 access_time 14:57
I have corrected his name. Thanks for the info.
02. February 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.