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.
Georg Harestad Stokdal
- Date of birth
- June 23, 1916
- Date of death
- April 7, 2010
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Randaberg
- Place of living
- Randaberg
- County
- Rogaland
- Service
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Other
- Participant in WW2Prisoner during WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 21850
Fartstid og andre opplysninger:
Matros på M/S LIDVARD. Internert i Dakar. Rømte i livbåt den 22. juni 1941. Tredje pulje.
I U.S. Army fra 11.8.1942 til 16.11.1945. For dette ble han tildelt Purple Heart og Good Conduct Medal.
Bosatte seg først i Brooklyn hvor han giftet seg i 1950.
Flyttet tilbake til Norge etter han ble enkemann.
Army of the United States, Separation Qualification Record:
"Served 34 months overseas in Australia, New Guinea, Leyte, and Luzon as a rifleman. Loaded, aimed, and fired rifle (M-1's) at enemy personnel. Disassembled, cleaned, oiled, and repaired or replaced worn parts. Was familiar with the use of machine guns and hand grenades. Assisted in capturing enemy positions and personnel."
"Worked 8 years for the Kloster's Company (1933-1941) of Oslo, Norway as an able seaman performing all duties required in deck service; spliced rope, handled life boats, took depth soundings and assisted in steering vessel. Held Norwegian Able Bodied Seaman's Certificate. Was experienced in painting and rigging. Mixed own paints. Was able to make all cable hitches and do cable splicing."
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Internerte norske handelsskip i Nord-Afrika (1940-1942)*Enlisted M/S Lidvard as able seaman
Sources
N.N., "Rune om sin onkels dramatiske flukt under krigen", Randaberg24, 21.5.2025
Privat arkiv avgitt til Arkivet freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
RA/S-3545/G/Gg/
Engagements (2)
- Ships
- D/S Porjus
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/12/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: December 1941
- Ships
- M/S Lidvard
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/16/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Internert
Date: 6/22/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
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
Images (10)
Documents (12)
- Attest fra Royal Norwegian Consulate General, tjeneste på Lidvard
- Diplom, Deltagermedaljen
- Fangenskapslønn
- Beretning angående rømning i livbåt fra Dakar
- Diplom, tjeneste i den amerikanske hæren
- "Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge", knyttet til tjenesten i den amerikanske hæren
- Army of the United States, Separation Qualification Record
- Army of the United States, Separation Qualification Record, bakside
- Avisutklipp: "Trass i nei fra Sjømannsmisjonen. Tante Klara, 79, kom til New York likevel". Harestad er avbildet i artikkelen.
- Artikkel i bokverk om Harestad. S. 362-369
- Brev fra Harestad til familie, datert august 1945
- Brev fra Harestad til familie, skrevet på Filippinene 2. august 1945