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Otto Solberg

Flagg for Norway
Date of birth
February 15, 1923
Parents
Gender
Male
Nationality
Norway
Birthplace
Farsund
Place of living
Toronto
County
Vest-Agder
Service
Enlistment district
Rank
Matros / Skytter
Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
Other
Participant in WW2
Otto Solberg, Farsund SSH nr 572 Bilde - Nortrashipflåtens skyttere 1941-1946

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Registernummer under krigen: London 26042, NY 8546.

Nortrashipflåtens skyttere 1941-1946:

Skytter nr. 572. Otto Solberg. Født 15.februar 1923 i Farsund.

Til sjøs med M/T ERLING BRØVIG i november  1939 som messegutt og avmønstret  26/8-1940.
Den 17/9-1940 mønstret dekksgutt på M/S HØEGH MERCHANT og ble til januar 1941 da han mønstret som lettmatros på D/T MARIT II 

Sjømann,fartstid 38 måneder.Mønstret av M/T MARIT II  i Halifax og meldte seg til marinen. Ble antatt 23/9-41 og utdannet til skytter i Camp Norway,Lunenberg,Canada.
Etter endt utdanning seilte han ut med:

M/S LAURITZ SVENSON  fra 12/1-42 til 17/4-42.
D/S SPES fra 10/6-42 til 19/10-42.
M/T ORWELL fra 24/10-42 til 8/4-44.
M/S THALATTA fra 24/5-44 til 13/2-45.
M/T""NORDAL GRIEG  fra 5/3-45  til 22/3-46.

Etter dette ble han dimittert i New York den 10.april 1946.

Han ble tildelt Krigsmedaljen, Deltagermedaljen og Haakon den 7's 70 års medalje.

Bosatt i Toronto, Canada, enkemann, og har to døtre.

Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:

Antatt i Marinen: 23. september 1941, som: U.D.M.

Sivil stilling: Lettmatros

Dimittert fra Marinen: 10. april 1946.

Sources

Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946

RA/S-3545/G/Gg

Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.37. Kort 57-58.

RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0004

Engagements (8)

  • Ships
    T/T T2 Nordahl Grieg
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Matros / Skytter
    Signed on
    Harbour: New York, NY, USA
    Date: 3/5/1945
    Signed off
    Harbour: Galveston, Texas, USA
    Date: 3/22/1946
  • Ships
    M/S Thalatta
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Matros / Skytter
    Signed on
    Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
    Date: 5/24/1944
    Signed off
    Harbour: New York, NY, USA
    Date: 2/13/1945
  • Ships
    Flytende hvalkokeri D/S Orwell
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Matros / Skytter
    Signed on
    Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
    Date: 10/24/1942
    Signed off
    Harbour: Gourock, Iverclyde, Skottland
    Date: 4/8/1944
  • Ships
    D/S Spes
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Matros / Skytter
    Signed on
    Harbour: London, England
    Date: 6/10/1942
    Signed off
    Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
    Date: 10/19/1942
  • Ships
    M/S Laurits Swenson
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Matros / Skytter
    Signed on
    Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Date: 1/12/1942
    Signed off
    Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Date: 4/17/1942
  • Ships
    D/T Marit II
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Ordinary seaman
    Signed on
    Harbour: New York, NY, USA
    Date: 1/8/1941
    Signed off
    Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Date: 9/22/1941
  • Ships
    M/S Høegh Merchant
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Dekksgutt
    Signed on
    Harbour: New York, NY, USA
    Date: 9/17/1940
    Signed off
    Harbour: New York, NY, USA
    Date: 1/3/1941
  • Ships
    M/T Erling Brøvig
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Dekksgutt
    Signed on
    Harbour: Unkown
    Date: 11/19/1939
    Signed off
    Harbour: Unkown
    Date: 8/26/1940

Voyages

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Places of Service (5)

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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Otto Solberg, Farsund SSH nr 572 Bilde - Nortrashipflåtens skyttere 1941-1946

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