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.
Petter Rød Olsen
- Date of birth
- May 15, 1923
- Date of death
- October 24, 1995
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Rød Asmaløy, Hvaler
- Place of living
- Rød, Hvaler fram til 1963. Fredrikstad 1963-1995
- County
- Østfold
- Service
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 23923, NY 25771.
Publikumshenvendelse til ARKIVET freds- og menneskerettighetssenter:
"Historie etter krigen: Petter fortsatte til sjøs etter krigen og utdannet seg til maskinist og senere maskinsjef. Han seilte for Fred Olsen & Co, hvor han jobbet som maskinsjef fra 1964 og frem til han blepensjonist. Petter mottok Norges Rederforbunds Gullmedalje for 25 år hos Fred Olsen & Co i 1983.
Petter giftet seg i 1956 med Gudrun Marie (født Follestad) fra Sandshamn (Sunnmøre).
De fikk to barn: Gerd født i 1957 og Turid født i 1961.
Familien bodde på Rød (Hvaler) frem til 1964. [..De...] flyttet til Fredrikstad og Petter bodde i Fredrikstad helt frem til sin død 24.10.1995. [...]
Petter var medlem av Fredrikstad Krigsseilerforening, Fredrikstad Sjømannsforening og Fredrikstad Maskinistforening (hvor også Gudrun var formann i dameforeningen i flere år)"
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Publikumshenvendelse til ARKIVET freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
Privat arkiv gitt til ARKIVET freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
Engagements (11)
- Ships
- D/T Norheim
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Donkeyman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/18/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date: 4/5/1946
- Ships
- M/S Laurits Swenson
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 10/10/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 10/31/1944
- Ships
- D/S Marita
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 3/20/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
Date: 8/22/1944
- Ships
- D/S Tanafjord
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/5/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Leith, Mid Lothian, Skottland
Date: 6/26/1943
- Ships
- M/S Thorstrand
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/28/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/3/1942
- Ships
- M/T Havsten
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/23/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 8/4/1942
- Ships
- D/S Olaf Bergh
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/7/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/23/1941
- Ships
- M/S Fernmoor
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 2/3/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/5/1941
- Ships
- M/T Vanja
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ukjent
- Signed on
- Harbour: Fredrikstad
Date: 6/7/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 1/20/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (4)
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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