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.
Olav Arnold Thoresen
- Date of birth
- August 13, 1909
- Date of death
- March 24, 2005
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Ålesund
- Place of living
- Bergen
- County
- Hordaland/BergenMøre og Romsdal
- Service
- Education
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 4291, NY 22405.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Dagny Thoresen, Bergen. Barn: To døtre født henholdsvis 1937 og 1939.
Reiste hjem til Norge fra New York som passasjer med D/S STAVANGERFJORD den 8.12.1945.
Etter krigen ble han ansatt i Televerkets flysikringstjeneste som radiooperatør, først ved Sola flyplass og senere ved Flesland flyplass hvor han ble til han gikk av med pensjon.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Privat arkiv avgitt til Stiftelsen Arkivet.
Sjøfartsbok og diplom.
"Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren", redigert av Erik Gjems-Onstad, Oslo 1995, s. 200.
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0009
Engagements (6)
- Ships
- M/S Høegh Silverstar
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Telegrafist / Sekretær
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 10/24/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/2/1945
- Ships
- D/S Suderøy
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Telegrafist / Sekretær
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/29/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 10/5/1944
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Telegrafist / Sekretær
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/5/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/2/1943
- Ships
- D/S Bur
- Nationality
- Norway
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 10/14/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Grunnstøtt / Uvær
Date: 8/28/1942
- Ships
- D/S Dagny I
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Lettmatros / Telegrafist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 11/14/1936 - Signed off
- Harbour: Arendal
Date: 3/2/1937
- Ships
- D/S Orla
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Lettmatros / Telegrafist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 8/8/1934 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/30/1936
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (4)
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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