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.
Oddmund (Edmund ) Meland
- Date of birth
- August 4, 1923
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Avaldsnes
- Place of living
- Vorre pr. Kopervik
- County
- Rogaland
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
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Registernummer under krigen: London 30930, NY 27287.
Ble Amerikansk Statsborger i slutten av 1944.
Warsailors
På reise fra Port of Spain, Trinidad, til Gibraltar ble M/T Ida Knudsen torpedert av den italienske ubåten Luigi Torelli. Meland kom seg i en livbåt med fire andre, men den kantret. Han og Jan Claassens klarte å holde seg fast og snu livbåten. De kom seg til Tenerife 9. august 1941 og reiste videre til Liverpool.
Sources
Engagements (4)
- Ships
- M/T Seirstad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Pedro, California, USA
Date: 6/26/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Sydney
Date: 2/10/1944
- Ships
- M/T Britamer
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 5/4/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Portland, Dorset, England
Date: 1/30/1943
- Ships
- M/T Polartank
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: England
Date: 10/6/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Canada
Date: 2/21/1942
- Ships
- M/T Ida Knudsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Haugesund
Date: 9/25/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 7/21/1941
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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