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Viktor Hugo Andersen

Date of birth: August 23, 1913
Date of death: July 1, 1942
Cause of death: Unkown
Parents
Gender: Male
Nationality: Norway
Birthplace: Trondheim
County: Sør-Trøndelag
Service: Nortraship 1940-1945
Norsk handelsflåte i nøytral fart 1939-1940
Rank: Greaser
Has sailed for shipping company: Nortraship, London/New York
Education: Fortsettelsesskole
Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945: M/S Herstein, Flyangrep
Other: Participant in WW2
Prisoner during WW2
War Sailor of the Month

Viktor Hugo Andersen Copyright: Ukjent fotograf / Våre falne

Londonregisteret:

Registernummer under krigen: London 9791, NY 15421.

Våre falne:

"Var i utenriksfart siden 1936. Var smører på m/s Herstein som ble senket i Rabaul 20. januar 1942 etter angrep av japanske fly. Brakt som fange ombord på japansk s/s Montevideo Maru 26. juni 1942 og omkom da skipet ble senket ved Luzon 10. juli 1942".

Den faktiske datoen for senkingen av "Montevideo Maru" er 1. juli 1942 og ikke 10. juli 1942 som Våre falne opplyser.

M/S Hersteins sjøforklaring:

Alternativt navn: Haugo Andersen.

Sources

Breidlid, Christian et al., "Vrak med 33 norske krigsfanger funnet: - Jeg ble satt ut", NRK, 22.04.2023

Fanger.no

Massachusetts, Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, 1921-1949, mannskapsliste, D/S Novasli, 21.1.1940, familysearch.org

RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0005

Sjøforklaring

VG, Våre falne

Engagements (2)

Ships
M/S Herstein
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Greaser
Signed on
Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
Signed off
Harbour: Flyangrep
Date: 1/20/1942
Ships
D/S Novasli
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Fireman
Signed on
Harbour: Baltimore, MD, USA
Date: 5/12/1939
Signed off
Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 1/21/1940

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