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.
Ola Johansen Hillesdal
- Date of birth
- June 23, 1915
- Date of death
- July 9, 1999
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Åkra, Karmøy
- Place of living
- Skånevik, Åkra
- County
- Rogaland
- Service
- Rank
- Other
- Participant in WW2
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Registernummer under krigen: London 21469, NY 8610.
"Agra" var et svensk skip.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Den norske tankflåten som reddet Storbritannia (1940)*Enlisted M/T Kaia Knudsen as able seaman
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Kvinnheringar i krig 1940-1945, Kvinnherad Sogelag (hovedforfatter: Jørgen Markhus), 2006.
Engagements (11)
- Ships
- M/S Granville
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 5/31/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/30/1945
- Ships
- D/S Suderøy
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 11/2/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Norfolk
Date: 4/20/1945
- Ships
- M/T Gefion
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 8/25/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Baltimore, MD, USA
Date: 10/10/1944
- Ships
- M/S Anna Odland
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 10/8/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/21/1943
- Ships
- D/S Troubadour
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/20/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/5/1942
- Ships
- M/T Høegh Scout
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 12/17/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Avonmouth
Date: 9/14/1942
- Ships
- M/S Rena
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 7/23/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Manchester, England
Date: 12/10/1941
- Ships
- M/S Agra
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Curacao
Date: 4/17/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 6/25/1941
- Ships
- M/T Kaia Knudsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/11/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Curacao
Date: 2/28/1941
- Ships
- M/T Kaldfonn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/21/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 8/19/1940
- Ships
- D/S Vigsnes
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 1/6/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Baltimore, MD, USA
Date: 6/3/1940
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