James Marasco
MilitaryIWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Prisoner of War (POW). On a mission November 5, 1943 to Gelsenkirchen on B-17 #42-30088 'Squawkin' Hawk II', pilot William R. Flesh ordered a bail out after plane suffered severe bomb damage. 8 men jumped, but pilot Flesh and Co-Pilot John G. Gossage were able to regain control and landed at the RAF base at Tangmere, Kent. Tail Gunner James Marasco was one of the four men made prisoner. Radio Operator Conner Brewster was killed when his parachute didn't open. Three other crew members managed to evade with the help of the Belgian Comète evasion network. MACR 15553.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11063596 at enlistment, then O-798486
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12052065 at enlistment, then O-676309
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32287971
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37259551
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
11 January 1922 | Napa, Napa County, California | |
Enlisted |
21 November 1941 | ||
Other captured |
5 November 1943 | in the vicinity of Peer, Limburg Province, Belgium, after bailing out of B-17 42-30088 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
5 November 1943 | Interned at Stalag XVIIB Braunau, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Military Control 30 May 1945" | |
Other Discharged |
2 November 1945 | Berkeley, California | |
Other Re-enlisted |
5 November 1945 | Berkeley, California | |
Died |
24 October 1992 | ||
Berkeley, California | |||
Buried |
James Marasco rests at the Southern Nevada Veterans National Cemetery, Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
MACR 15553
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
WWII Draft Cards
VA Gravesite Locator
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 511-2