The information on registered seafarers is not in all cases complete. As new sources are studied, information on engagements and medals etc. will be added to some of the already registered seafarers.
Torleif Hilmar Johan Olsen
- Date of birth
- July 26, 1918
- Date of death
- August 6, 1976
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Gamholmen, Lurøy
- Place of living
- Sleneset, Helgeland
- County
- Nordland
- Service
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 23475, NY 23428.
"Solværøyan - øyene og folket. Del 1: Folket", s. 445-446:
"Torleif seilte ute under hele krigen. Og som vanlig var, fikk heller ikke han gitt beskjed til familien. Så i hele fem år visste de intet om han levde, eller hvor han oppholdt seg. Men endelig kom telegrammet, adressert til hans yngste søster, Ella. "Det var en gledens dag i familien", minnes hun. Og da han kom hjem, kunne han fortelle at i alle år under krigen hadde han seilt i konvoifart mellom Amerika og England. [...]
Og i november 1945 kom han tilbake til Øyan. Og sammen med han ei amerikansk jente fra Florida, hans kone Marie. Folk minnes hennes gode humør og hennes iver etter å lære, først og fremst språk. Men også praktiske aktiviteter. "Mamma lærte henne å spinne", smiler Ella. Og hun fra solrike Florida fant en grav her i Øyan etter kun 6 år. "My beloved wife" fikk Torleif risset inn på minnesteinen hennes".
Sources
Privat arkiv gitt til ARKIVET freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
"Solværøyan - øyene og folket. Del 1: Folket", Harry Danielsen, 1996.
Engagements (9)
- Ships
- M/T Norlys
- Nationality
- Panama
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 2/15/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 12/24/1944
- Ships
- M/S Belnor
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 11/29/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 12/4/1943
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 12/24/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: La Valetta
Date: 8/30/1943
- Ships
- M/T Kaia Knudsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 4/30/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 11/30/1942
- Ships
- M/T Charles Racine
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 1/31/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 3/9/1942
- Ships
- M/T Anna Knudsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 12/6/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 1/12/1942
- Ships
- M/T Hilda Knudsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Smører / Motormann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 11/1/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 11/1/1941
- Ships
- D/S Vigsnes
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Hull, Yorkshire, England
Date: 7/26/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Date: 10/17/1940
Voyages
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Medals (2)
Going through new source material in order to document the war sailors and their history is an ongoing and extensive effort, and there exist no complete register over decorations awarded. Infomation about medals will therefore be registered gradually and be based on different source materials. The war sailors were awarded medals both during and after the war. Do you want to read more about decorations, then please study this page: Decorations
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