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.
Albert Racine Melberg
- Date of birth
- July 7, 1919
- Date of death
- June 8, 2019
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Stavanger
- Place of living
- Oscarsgt. 23, Stavanger
- County
- Rogaland
- Service
- Rank
- Telegrafist / Sekretær
- Education
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 30867, NY 18101.
Elev ved radioskolen i London mai 1944 til januar 1945.
I familie med Bjørgvald Emil Melberg: https://www.krigsseilerregisteret.no/no/sjofolk/634559/
"Radiotelegrafist Albert Racin Melberg (96) seilte ute under hele krigen", Dagsavisen:
"Jeg var ikke redd, fordi jeg følte at vi hadde retten på vår side, sier Albert Racin Melberg til RA [Rogalandsavis]. Han var en av dem som risikerte livet på farefulle seilaser med blant annet drivstoff som last. Han opplevde også å bli torpedert.
– Jeg klarte å kare meg opp på en flåte og beholdt livet. Etter vi ble reddet, var det bare å forberede seg på å reise ut igjen, sier han.
Men da krigen var over var det ikke mye takk å få.
– Vi fikk ikke den mottakelsen vi hadde ønsket oss etter krigen, sier Racin Melberg".
Sources
Arkivet, Krigsseilerarkivet / Privat
Privat arkiv gitt til ARKIVET freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0007
Engagements (7)
- Ships
- D/S Roald Amundsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/11/1946 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- M/T Strinda
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Telegrafist / Sekretær
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 2/19/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Portland, Dorset, England
Date: 5/28/1946
- Ships
- D/S Ruth I
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 2/13/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 4/6/1944
- Ships
- M/S Rio Branco
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 5/8/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 11/26/1942
- Ships
- M/T Vav
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 12/13/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Avonmouth
Date: 4/7/1942
- Ships
- D/S Norefjord
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Stavanger
Date: 12/18/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 11/17/1941
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matroselev
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1937 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1937
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
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
Images (2)
