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Gunnar Olaf Martinsen

Flagg for Norway
Date of birth
May 15, 1918
Date of death
March 21, 1944
Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
Parents
Gender
Male
Nationality
Norway
Birthplace
Sarpsborg
County
Østfold
Service
Rank
Cook
Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
Other
Participant in WW2

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Registernummer under krigen: London 31423, NY 18075.

Våre falne:
GUNNAR OLAF MARTINSEN
FØDT: 15.05.1918 FØDESTED: Sarpsborg DØD: 21.03.1944 DØDSÅRSAK: Torpedert av japansk ubåt STED/SKIP: MT Grena
MARTINSEN, GUNNAR OLAF, kokk, Sarpsborg. Født 15. mai 1918 i Sarpsborg, s. av Georg Martinsen, f. 1885 i Onsøy, og Othilde f. Andersen, f. 1887 i Hvaler. Mekanikerskole. Seilte under krigen i alliert fart. Var først messegutt på d/s Marstenen. Ble torpedert i september 1940. Han tok deretter hyre som kokk på m/t Grena, og omkom 21. mars 1944 da skipet ble torpedert, på vei fra Aden til Abadan.

Sources

RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0074

VG Våre falne

Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad, 24. desember 1947

RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0011

Engagements (4)

  • Ships
    D/S Marstenen
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Cook
    Signed on
    Harbour: Unkown
    Date: Unkown
    Signed off
    Harbour: Flyangrep
    Date: 8/30/1940
  • Ships
    M/T Grena
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Cook
    Signed on
    Harbour: New York, NY, USA
    Date: 9/27/1943
    Signed off
    Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
    Date: 3/21/1944
  • Ships
    M/S Tabor
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Unkown
    Signed on
    Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
    Date: 3/25/1942
    Signed off
    Harbour: Baltimore, MD, USA
    Date: 11/4/1942
  • Ships
    D/S Hjalmar Wessel
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Unkown
    Signed on
    Harbour: Unkown
    Date: 9/24/1941
    Signed off
    Harbour: Unkown
    Date: 11/5/1941

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    Medals (1)

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