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.
Arne Olsen Melkevik
- Date of birth
- February 5, 1920
- Date of death
- November 4, 1990
- Parents
- Nick name
- Nipen
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Telavåg
- Place of living
- Nipen
- County
- Hordaland/Bergen
- Rank
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 44841.
I Londonregisteret står fødselsmåned mars, men det er feil og skal være februar.
"11/8/41 Norw. Army. 19/6-42. Gunner school "Dumbarton" from NOR NIU "L".
"Gunner no. 2040".
Englandsfarer med M/B Ingeborg (H 6 S), 21.7.1941 til 22.7.1941.
Shetlandsgjengen. Heltene i Nordsjøen, s. 405:
Innlemmet i Shetlandsgjengen: 1.8.1941, nr. c033.
Antall turer: sesong 1941-42=5, sesong 1942-43=8, sesong 1943-44=11, sesong 1944-45=22.
Overført annen virksomhet: 1.7.1945.
NRK, En krigshelt og kjærligheten:
"På hemmelige oppdrag fraktet han forsyninger inn til Norge og reddet hundrevis av nordmenn fra Gestapo. De første to åra ble det brukt vanlige fiskeskøyter til krigsoppdragene. Arne forlot bygda i 1940 og ble med i Kompani Linge. Han tok navnet Arne Nipen fra 1941-44 for å beskytte familien i Telavåg. Arne hadde i følge familien mer enn 50 turer over Nordsjøen. Fra basen i Scalloway på Shetland var Arne en av de mest aktive innen "Nordsjøfarten".
Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren/Aftenposten:
St. Olavsmedaljen m/ekegren i perioden 1941-45: Nipen, Arne Olsen, utskr. dekksmann (Side 199).
Tildelt ekegren nr. 2 i perioden 1941-45: Nipen, Arne Olsen, utskr. dekksmann (Side 200). Står og i oversikt i Aftenposten 10. sept 1945.
Tildelt ekegren nr. 3 i perioden 1945-52: Nipen, Arne Olsen (Side 203).
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: som U.m.m.
Sivil stilling: Fisker.
Gift 27. januar 1944, hustru: Barbara Elspeth Mary Melkevik.
Sivil utdannelse: 16 uker snekkerkurs.
Beskikket eller vervet fra: U/Ledende maskinmann. 1.3.1945.
Militær spesialutdannelse eller kurser: Spesialkurs i Lingekomp. 21.6. – 1.7. 1943. Småkaliber A/A. kurs.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 4. august 1945.
Krigsdekorasjonskanselliet:
Bosted: Midtveit, Telavåg
Sources
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0083
«Shetlandsgjengen. Heltene i Nordsjøen», Asgeir Ueland, 2017
Sjøforsvarets Londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.30, kort 115–116
NRK, "En krigshelt og kjærligheten", 2005: https://www.nrk.no/kultur/en-krigshelt-og-kjaerligheten-1.906387
"Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren", redigert av Erik Gjems-Onstad, Oslo 1995, s. 199-200, 203
Aftenposten-avisartikkel, 10. september 1945 og 11. april 1947
The National Archives, Kew, HS 9/1105/1
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.20. kort 200-201
Publikumshenvendelse til ARKIVET freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbbb/L0001
Engagements (17)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/24/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/29/1943
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/12/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/19/1943
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/3/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/6/1943
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/27/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/30/1943
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/11/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/22/1942
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/30/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/4/1942
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/13/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/22/1942
- Ships
- M/B Feie (H 145 AM)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/8/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/10/1942
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/2/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/5/1942
- Ships
- M/B Aksel (M 40 G)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/16/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/24/1942
- Ships
- M/K Jakk (H 120 H)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/18/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/22/1942
- Ships
- M/B Olav (M 73 V)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/17/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: April 1942
- Ships
- M/K Jakk (H 120 H)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/7/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/10/1942
- Ships
- M/B Olav (M 73 V)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/12/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/20/1942
- Ships
- M/B Olav (M 73 V)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/21/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/25/1942
- Ships
- M/B Olav (M 73 V)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/4/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/7/1942
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/5/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/9/1941
Voyages
Places of Service (1)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Nor.N.I.U. (Norwegian Naval Independent Unit)
- Position
- Spesialtjeneste
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 7/1/1945
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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