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.
Asbjørn Olafsen
- Date of birth
- November 16, 1918
- Date of death
- March 28, 1942Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Spervika, Larvik
- Place of living
- Sandnes, Lauve st. pr. Larvik
- County
- Vestfold
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 22914, NY 3966.
Omkom etter krigsforlis med D/S RACELAND. Se "dokumenter" for utfyllende opplysninger om skjebnen til Olafsen og mannskap på D/S RACELAND.
Våre Falne:
På hvalfangst høsten 1939. Ankom USA med D/S HVALKOKERI THORSHAMMER i 1941.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Norske sjøfolk på utenlandske handelsskip i de arktiske konvoiene (1941-1945)*Enlisted D/S Raceland as able seaman
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Våre falne
Privat arkiv avgitt til Arkivet freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
Engagements (3)
- Ships
- D/S Raceland
- Nationality
- Panama
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved flyangrep
Date: 3/28/1942
- Ships
- D/S Thorshammer
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Dekksgutt
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/16/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/19/1941
- Ships
- D/S Tordønn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 7/1/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/15/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
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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