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Oskar Alfred Lorentzen

Flagg for Norway
Date of birth
March 22, 1915
Date of death
January 28, 1942
Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
Parents
Records
Ikke registrert
Gender
Male
Nationality
Norway
Birthplace
New York
Place of living
Holt
County
Aust-Agder
Utlandet
Service
Enlistment district
Rank
Cook
Has sailed for shipping company
Member of sailor club
Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
Other
Participant in WW2
Went missing on the sea

Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 5412, NY 18615. 

Tvedestrand mønstringsprotokoller:
Lorentzen, Oskar Alfred født i New York 23.03.1915, bosatt i Holt Sogn. Han er ikke registrert i
Tvedestrand Mønstringskrets.

Lorentzen var kokk på D/S BJØRNVIK og omkom 28.januar 1942 da skipet ble bombet i senk av tyske fly utenfor Falmouth, på vei fra Newport til Fowey. Av en besetning på 20 omkom 17.

Fra Våre falne:
FØDT: 22.03.1915. FØDESTED: USA. DØD: 28.01.1942. DØDSÅRSAK: Flyangrep. STED/SKIP: DS Bjørnvik.

LORENTZEN, OSKAR ALFRED, kokk, Holt. Født 22. mars 1915 i New York, s. av Alf Lorentzen, f. 1888 i Søndeled, og Emilie f. Nilsen, f. 1886 i Lyngdal. Var kokk på d/s Bjørnvik, og omkom 28. januar 1942 da skipet ble bombet i senk utenfor Falmouth, på vei fra Newport Mon. til Fowey.

Sources

RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0071
Tvedestrand mønstringsprotokoller 
VG Våre falne
Aust-Agder blad, 14.12.1946

RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0011

Engagements (3)

  • Ships
    D/S Bjørnvik
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Cook
    Signed on
    Harbour: Unkown
    Date: Unkown
    Signed off
    Harbour: Omkom ved flyangrep
    Date: 1/28/1942
  • Ships
    D/S Gun
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Unkown
    Signed on
    Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
    Date: 1/3/1942
    Signed off
    Harbour: Unkown
    Date: Unkown
  • Ships
    D/S Nesttun
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Unkown
    Signed on
    Harbour: Unkown
    Date: 2/24/1939
    Signed off
    Harbour: Unkown
    Date: 12/10/1941

Voyages

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    Medals (1)

    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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