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Olaf Øistein (Østen) Olsen

Flagg for Norway
Date of birth
September 4, 1880
Date of death
July 14, 1963
Gender
Male
Nationality
Norway
Birthplace
Bergen
County
Hordaland/Bergen
Service
Rank
Has sailed for shipping company
Education
Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
Other
Participant in WW1
Participant in WW2
Prisoner during WW2

Historikk 1. verdenskrig:
Sjømannen vitnet ved sjøforklaring holdt den 15. mars 1917, for Bergen sjørett, etter at DS DANA ble senket av en tysk ubåt den 9. mars 1917. Skipet ble senket på reise fra Kristiania til Hull med melk.

Ex gratia-arkivet:

Registernummer under krigen: London 2659, N.Y. 28586

Gift med Amalie Olsen, ifølge Londonkortet. Var skipsfører på S/S HAI PING som ble kapret av japanske myndigheter 22. des. 1941, og skipsfører Olsen ble internert i japansk fangenskap fra 22. des 1941 til september 1942. Tjenestegjorde på poolen i Halifax i perioder det ikke er anført mønstring, og fra oktober 1944 på Nortraships kontor i New York.

Sources

AV/SAB-A-100050/F/Fc/L0013 Innrulleringssjefen i Bergen

Fanger.no

RA/S-3545/G/Gg

Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, bind II 1ste halvaar 1917

Engagements (5)

  • Ships
    D/S Covalt
    Nationality
    Flagg for United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
    Rank
    Captain
    Signed on
    Harbour: Montreal, Qe, Canada
    Date: 5/14/1944
    Signed off
    Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Date: 7/4/1944
  • Ships
    D/S Lisbeth
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Captain
    Signed on
    Harbour: London, England
    Date: 1/21/1943
    Signed off
    Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Date: 6/2/1943
  • Ships
    D/S Heien
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Captain
    Signed on
    Harbour: London, England
    Date: 11/3/1942
    Signed off
    Harbour: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
    Date: 12/8/1942
  • Ships
    D/S Hai Ping
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Captain
    Signed on
    Harbour: Stavanger
    Date: 12/22/1938
    Signed off
    Harbour: Internert
    Date: 12/9/1941
  • Ships
    D/S Dana
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Captain
    Signed on
    Harbour: Unkown
    Date: 2/19/1917
    Signed off
    Harbour: Torpedert
    Date: 3/9/1917

Voyages

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    Medals (1)

    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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