Background
He was born into the Polish noble family, Jaraczewski, holding the Zaremba coat of arms.
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 October 1, 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.
Lieutenant Jaraczewski, alongside Lieutenant Cdr North. B. Weir, accepted the surrender of U-249, the first German submarine surrendered after the capitulation of Nazi Germany. Jaraczewski died in 1992 and is buried in the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland.