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 Mathisen Bjerke
- Date of birth
- March 11, 1915
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Hedrum
- Place of living
- Buggesgt. 17, Larvik
- County
- Vestfold
- Rank
- Matros / SkytterDekksgutt / JungmannU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 11718. NY 10973.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 503: Bjerke, Olav Mathisen. Født 11.3.1915 i Hedrum.
Yrke: Sjømann
Antatt i marinen 6.2.1942 og ble utdannet til skytter i Dumbarton, Scotland
Senere gjorde han tjeneste som skytter på følgende norske handelsskip:
D/S BUR fra 10.3.1942 til 7.5.1942
M/S BAALBEK fra 11.8.1942 til 28.11.1942
M/S LAURITS SVENSON fra 4.12.1942 til 15.4.1944
M/T GARONNE fra19.5.1944 til 5.7.1945
M/T PRESIDENT de VOGÛE fra 8.8.1945 til 29.8.1945
Dimittert i New York den 26.september 1945.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 10.2.1942, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Jungmann.
Tidligere militærtjeneste: 1936/39 Oscarsborg festing, Rekrutt 9 mndr.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 20.9.1945 S.S.H.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.4. kort 17-18.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0001
Engagements (8)
- Ships
- M/T Janko
- Nationality
- Panama
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- M/T Nueva Granada
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Port Arthur
Date: 2/19/1946 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 8/8/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Date: 8/29/1945
- Ships
- M/T Garonne
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 5/19/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Baltimore, MD, USA
Date: 7/5/1945
- Ships
- M/S Laurits Swenson
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/28/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 4/15/1944
- Ships
- M/S Baalbek
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 8/11/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/28/1942
- Ships
- D/S Bur
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 3/10/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 5/6/1942
- Ships
- M/S Brimanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Dekksgutt / Jungmann
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Francisco, California, USA
Date: 1/22/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 1/27/1942
Voyages
Places of Service (4)
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 9/20/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Travers Island, NY.
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 4/15/1944
- To
- 5/19/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Travers Island, NY.
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 5/6/1942
- To
- 8/11/1942
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Dumbarton
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 2/6/1942
- To
- 3/9/1942
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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