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.
Thor Chønang Owren
- Date of birth
- November 6, 1920
- Date of death
- February 21, 1942Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Mysen
- County
- Østfold
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 5690, NY 19794.
Våre falne:
Var under krigen smører på forskjellige skip, sist på m/t Kongsgaard, og omkom 21. februar 1942 da skipet ble torpedert 6 n. mil vest av nordpynten på Curacao, på reise fra Puerto de la Cruz til Aruba.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Kvarstadbåtene (Operation Rubble, 1941)*Enlisted M/S Tai Shan as greaser
Sources
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0089
VG Våre falne
"Kong Haakon utdeler krigskors og krigsmedaljer", i "Nordisk Tidende", 24. desember 1941.
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0008
The National Archives, Kew, MT 59/1734: «Operation "Rubble": escape from Sweden of five Norwegian ships.»
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0011
Engagements (5)
- Ships
- M/T Kongsgaard
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 2/21/1942
- Ships
- D/T Malmanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/27/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/31/1941
- Ships
- M/S Siljestad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 8/20/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/4/1941
- Ships
- M/S Tai Shan
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 4/14/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/22/1941
- Ships
- M/S Tai Shan
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 1/23/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 1/25/1941
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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