Andrzej Antoni Jaraczewski, nickname Andrew[1] (8 November 1916 – 18 October 1992), was a Polish Navy officer (porucznik marynarki - lieutenant).
Andrzej Jaraczewski | |
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| Born | Andrzej Antoni Jaraczewski 16 November 1916 |
| Died | 18 October 1992 (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Powązki Cemetery, Warsaw, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Education | Naval Cadet School in Toruń |
| Spouse | Jadwiga Piłsudska |
| Children | Krzysztof Józef Jaraczeski Joanna Maria Onyszkiewicz |
| Relatives | Józef Piłsudski (father-in-law) Aleksandra Szczerbińska (mother-in-law) Wanda Piłsudska (sister-in-law) |
| Military career | |
| Nickname(s) | Andrew |
| Allegiance |  Poland |
| Service/ |  Polish Navy |
| Years of service | 1935-1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant (kapitan marynarki) |
| Unit | 3. MGB Flotilla 8. MTB Flotilla |
| Commands held | MGB S-1 Chart MGB S-3 Wyżeł MTB S-7 |
| Awards | _BAR.PNG){kind=small}  |
He was born into the Polish noble family, Jaraczewski, holding the Zaremba coat of arms. After graduating from the Naval Cadet School in Toruń (now Naval Academy in Gdynia) he was made Sub-Lieutenant (podporucznik marynarki) on 1 October 1938. After the Second World War broke out, he participated in evacuating Polish submarines to the United Kingdom, where he was commanding officer of submarine chasers within 3. MGB Flotilla and torpedo boat within 8. MTB Flotilla. Lt Jaraczewski, alongside Lt Cdr N. B. Weir, accepted the surrender of U-249, the first German submarine surrendered after the capitulation of Nazi Germany.[citation needed]
In 1944 he married Fg Off Jadwiga Piłsudska, an Air Transport Auxiliary pilot and daughter of Marshal Józef Piłsudski. They had two children; a son, Christopher Joseph (in Polish Krzysztof Józef) and daughter, Jane Mary (in Polish Joanna Maria), who later married Polish politician Janusz Onyszkiewicz.[2] In 1977, he and his wife took part in the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II on board the MGB S-3 during the Thames River Pageant.[citation needed]
He was awarded the Polish Cross of Valour and Polish Naval Medal (three times).[citation needed]
Jaraczewski is buried in the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland.[3]
References edit
- ^ Władysław Kosianowski: Polska Marynarka Wojenna. Od pierwszej do ostatniej salwy w drugiej wojnie światowej. Album pamiątkowy. Rzym: Instytut Literacki, 1947
- ^ "Reprodukcje, czyli hołd polskim marynarzom". Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Aleksandra Piłsudska