384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in World War II

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Ike Jarvis was still involved in rescues at sea long after his lifeboat career had ended. In his book, The Salcombe and Hope Cove Lifeboat History, Malcolm Darch wrote: 'In the early evening of 16 September 1943, ex-coxswain Isaac Jarvis, aged 78, and his grandson Eric were returning from fishing in their motor fishing vessel when they came across the crew of an American Flying Fortress which had ditched and sunk.They were transferred from their inflatable dinghy to ex-coxswain Jarvis's boat in rough seas and at considerable risk, as this greatly overloaded the fishing boat. However, the two men successfully landed all 10 of them, including one injured man, at Hope cove'. At the time it was said that the injured man had been 'bleeding like a bullock'. Susan Rogers, Isaac's grand-daughter, reports that when the American Air Force men landed, they kissed the ground in thanks, and that later a canister containing food, chocolates and stockings was dropped at Soar airfield as a token of practical thanks to the rescuers.

Photo thanks to Stephen Baguley and the villagers of Hope Cove, Devon, 2014.

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