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Odvar Lorang Olsen

Flagg for Norway
Date of birth
March 26, 1919
Date of death
March 18, 1982
Parents
Gender
Male
Nationality
Norway
Birthplace
Aker
Place of living
Gulset, Skien
County
Telemark
Oslo
Service
Enlistment district
Rank
Has sailed for shipping company
Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
Other
Participant in WW2
Prisoner during WW2

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Registernummer under krigen: London 23729, NY 25673.

Tatt til fange av japansk ubåt da MS Alcides ble torpedert 23. juli 1943. Satt som krigsfange i Camp Omori, Tokyo. Satt fri av amerikanske styrker 29. august 1945 og kom til Seattle, USA, 3. oktober 1945.

Det meste av tiden etter krigen var han rektor ved Croftholmen Maritime Skole ved Stathelle frem til 1982.

Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:       

Antatt i Marinen: 21.08.1941, som: Matros.

Sivil stilling: Sjømann.

Dimittert fra Marinen: 07.01.1942.

D/S "Noble Nora" ble overført til Kongelige Norske Marine i august 1941 (Minesveiper FY 186)

Sources

Fanger.no

Privat arkiv gitt til ARKIVET freds- og menneskerettighetssenter

Sjøforklaringer fra 2. verdenskrig

RA/S-3545/G/Gg

RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0008

Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.31. kort 205-206

Hjeltnes, Guri., Handelsflåten i krig 1939-1945: Krigsseiler, Bind 4 av 5, Oslo, Grøndahl Dreyer, 1997, s. 385

Engagements (4)

  • Ships
    M/S Telemark II
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Captain
    Signed on
    Harbour: Unkown
    Date: Unkown
    Signed off
    Harbour: Unkown
    Date: February 1953
  • Ships
    M/T Alcides
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Second mate
    Signed on
    Harbour: Alexandria
    Date: 1/8/1942
    Signed off
    Harbour: Torpedert
    Date: 7/23/1943
  • Ships
    D/S Noble Nora (Norsk marine 8/1941-9/43)
    Nationality
    Flagg for South Africa
    South Africa
    Rank
    Able seaman
    Signed on
    Harbour: Unkown
    Date: 9/2/1941
    Signed off
    Harbour: Unkown
    Date: 1/7/1942
  • Ships
    M/T Pericles
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Boatswain
    Signed on
    Harbour: Porsgrunn
    Date: 2/11/1938
    Signed off
    Harbour: Senket av eget mannskap eller alliert skip (skutlet)
    Date: 4/14/1941

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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