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.
Arnt Olav Torgersen
- Date of birth
- October 8, 1906
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Hvaler
- Place of living
- Fredrikstad
- County
- Østfold
- Rank
- Education
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 18268, N.Y. 7486.
Var norsk statsborger til desember 1951.
Privat arkiv:
Torgersens foreldre døde begge tidlig på 1900-tallet. Han vokste opp på Kråkerøy hos sin onkel Hans Oskar Torgersen. Han var også fetter til Torger Johannes Torgersen (sønn av Hans Oskar Torgersen) som han tok med seg på "Segundo".
Gift med: (Iflg. London-kort): Gudrun Halvorsen Torgersen, 104 Hicks St. Brooklyn N.Y. Hun omkom under forliset med "Segundo".
Gift på nytt med Mary Torgersen og bosatt i Brooklyn siden 5.8.1944.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
"Seedie's List of Awards to The Merchant Navy for World War II," av Seedie, 1997. S. 194.
"Under Hazardous Circumstances - a Register of Awards of Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea 1939-1945," samlet av R. J. Scarlett, 1992.
Publikumshenvendelse til Arkivet freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0009
Engagements (3)
- Ships
- M/S Buenos Aires
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Swansea, Wales, Uk
Date: 10/22/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date: 3/24/1945
- Ships
- M/S Buenos Aires
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 1/21/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/30/1943
- Ships
- M/S Segundo
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/11/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 8/27/1941
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
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