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.
Viktor Johan Johansen Solberg
- Date of birth
- April 7, 1922
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Råde
- Place of living
- Onsøy, Fredrikstad
- County
- Østfold
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 26066, NY 20864.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 1239: Solberg, Viktor Johansen. Født 7.4.1922 i Råde.
Antatt i marinen og utdannet til skytter i Dumbarton, Scotland.
Senere gjorde han tjeneste som skytter på følgende norske handelsskip:
D/S TORE JARL fra 24.3.1943 til 11.1.1944. I denne tiden seilte skipet stort sett bare med forsyninger til troppene i Nord Afrika. D/S TORE JARL var således med på mange harde kamper. I henholdt til rapport var Solberg med på å skyte ned et tysk torpedofly den 21. 5. 1943.
Videre var han ombord i:
D/S TOPDALSFJORD fra 13.2.1944 til 6.9.1944.
M/T NEW ZEALAND fra 26.9.1944 til 6.7.1945.
Dimitterte i New York den 25. september 1945.
For sin innsats for Norge under den annen verdenskrig ble han ble tildelt Krigsmedaljen, Deltakermedaljen.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Nærmeste pårørende: Hans Lauritsen Lund (onkel).
Antatt i Marinen: 20. januar 1943, som: U.D.M.
Sivil stilling: Sjømann, smører
Dimittert fra Marinen: 25. september 1945.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.37. Kort 65-66.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0004
Engagements (9)
- Ships
- M/T New Zealand
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/18/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/5/1945
- Ships
- D/S Topdalsfjord
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Hull, Yorkshire, England
Date: 2/3/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/6/1944
- Ships
- D/S Tore Jarl
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 3/23/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Date: 1/11/1944
- Ships
- M/S Thorstrand
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/2/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 11/25/1942
- Ships
- M/S Tungsha
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date: 5/11/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 8/25/1942
- Ships
- M/T Pan Aruba
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 1/5/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date: 3/15/1942
- Ships
- D/S Risøy
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 8/8/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Southampton, Hampshire, England
Date: 11/27/1941
- Ships
- M/T James Stove
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Maskingutt
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 6/16/1940
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/9/1941
Voyages
Places of Service (3)
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 9/25/1945
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 1/12/1944
- To
- 2/2/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Dumbarton
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 1/18/1943
- To
- 3/23/1943
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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