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.
Kristian Willumsen
- Date of birth
- April 14, 1917
- Date of death
- January 12, 2008
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Lista
- Place of living
- Torp pr. Farsund
- County
- Vest-Agder
- Service
- Enlistment district
- Education
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 29436, NY 6674.
Farsund avis, 27. mars 2008, s. 11:
"Kristian Willumsen ble født 14. april 1917 på Torp i Farsund og tilbrakte hele sitt voksne liv i New York". Amerikansk statsboger etter krigen.
Kristian Willumsen var nest yngst av søskenflokken på seks. De vokste opp på Torp med foreldrene Josefine og Anton Willumsen. Faren seilte med "Lindesnes" som i sin tid trafikkerte sørlandskysten. Bare 17 år gammel gikk også Kristian til sjøs og tok maskinistutdannelse i København. Under krigen var han på sjøen i til sammen 62 måneder og flyttet til New York da freden kom".
Personlig beretning:
Se personlig beretning av Willumsen om krigsårene i "dokumenter" for utfyllende historikk.
Willumsen var med og stiftet en krigsseilerforening i New York i 1971. I 1980 stod han bak etableringen av "War Sailors Club" i Brooklyn, New York. Her samlet norske krigsseilere i New York hver fredag til sosialt samvær. Willumsen hjalp også mange norske krigsseilere i USA med å søke om krigspensjon i Norge. Se eget bilde om dette under "Bilder".
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Maltakonvoiene (1940-1942)*Enlisted M/S Thermopylæ as 3. maskinist
Sources
Privat arkiv avgitt til Stiftelsen Arkivet.
Sjøforklaringer fra 2. verdenskrig.
Farsund avis, 27. mars 2008. Artikkel av Anders Fjellestad.
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0009
AV/SAK-2031-0015/F/Fb/L0020, Kristiansand mønstringskrets
Engagements (11)
- Ships
- M/S Buenos Aires
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 3. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/31/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Norge
Date: 9/30/1945
- Ships
- M/T Skandinavia
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 3. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 2/13/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/9/1945
- Ships
- M/S Rio Verde
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 3. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 10/30/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 2/13/1945
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 3. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 4/12/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: San Francisco, California, USA
Date: 9/15/1944
- Ships
- M/S Trafalgar
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 3. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 1/21/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 10/15/1942
- Ships
- M/S Thermopylæ
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 3. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/7/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/2/1941
- Ships
- M/S Tai Yang
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 3. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 8/8/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/7/1940
- Ships
- M/T Mosli
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 4. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Farsund
Date: 1/1/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/15/1940
- Ships
- D/S Hild
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 2. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/27/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 12/21/1939
- Ships
- M/S Skagerak I
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/22/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Kristiansand
Date: 9/6/1939
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (3)
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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