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.
Thor Frantzen
- Date of birth
- March 28, 1923
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Tønsberg
- Place of living
- Didriksvei 5, Tønsberg
- County
- Vestfold
- Service
- Rank
- Matros / SkytterU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)Lettmatros / Matros
- Education
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registreringsnummer under krigen: London 7454, New York 11227.
Skytterkurs på Travers Island fra 25.11.1943 til 19.1.1944.
Ble amerikansk statsborger i 1953.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946
Skytter nr. 835: Frantzen, Thor. Født 28.3.1923 i Tønsberg.
Antatt i marinen og ble utdannet til skytter i Dumbarton, Skottland. Senere gjorde han tjeneste som skytter på følgende norske handelsskip:
D/S ØRNEFJELL fra 17.7.1942 til 24.11.1943.
M/T GLARONA fra 20.1.1944 til 20.6.1945.
For sin innsats for Norge under den annen verdenskrig ble han ble tildelt Deltakermedaljen og Haakon den VIIs 70-årsmedalje.
21.6.1945 til 10.3.1946, demontering av våpen & amm. Armed Guard Center New York.
Ordonans for Marine Attaché ved norske ambassade i Washington D.C. fra 21.6.1946 til 7.9.1947.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 09.06.1942, som U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Matros.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 08.09.1947.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Den norske tankflåten som reddet Storbritannia (1940)*Enlisted M/T Leiesten as dekksgutt
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Nortrashipflåtens skyttere 1941-1946
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.10. kort 367-368
Engagements (6)
- Ships
- M/T Glarona
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 1/20/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/20/1945
- Ships
- D/S Ørnefjell
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 7/17/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/24/1943
- Ships
- M/S Belnor
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 4/15/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 5/1/1942
- Ships
- D/S Corvus
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 10/14/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 3/23/1942
- Ships
- D/S Evanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Lettmatros / Matros
- Signed on
- Harbour: Manchester, England
Date: 2/27/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 10/11/1941
- Ships
- M/T Leiesten
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Dekksgutt
- Signed on
- Harbour: Tønsberg
Date: 9/29/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Manchester, England
Date: 12/11/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (2)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Travers Island
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 11/24/1943
- To
- 1/20/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Dumbarton
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 6/1/1942
- To
- 7/16/1942
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
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