Arne Valdemar Olsen (1904 - 1941)

Born 7 Feb 1904 in Bergen

Ancestors

Husband of Klara Bergitte (Pedersdatter) Olsen — married 7 Feb 1931 in Bergen

Died 24 Jun 1941 at age 37 in Atlantic Ocean

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Biography

Baptised at Johanneskirken, Dec 11, 1904. Married at Sandviken, Feb 7, 1931. Worked as a mechanic on MS Vigrid during the war. Died of exposure in a lifeboat after MS Vigrid was torpedoed on Jun 24, 1941 by U-371.

A biography exists in vol. 3 of the book "Våre falne 1939-1945" (Our fallen: 1939-1945). A translation reads: OLSEN, ARNE WALDEMAR, motorman, Bergen. Born February 7, 1904 in Bergen, son of Oskar Olsen, d. 1934, and Karoline Knudsen. Married 1931 in Bergen with Klara Horgen, b. 1905 in Austevoll. 2 children. Was during the war a fireman [stoker] on the steamboat Corvus. Came later on the motorboat Vigrid as a "motormann" [engineer]. Deceased June 24, 1941 when the ship was torpedoed in the Atlantic, on a journy from New Orleans to Manchester and Belfast.

Death notices in Bergens Tidende states: ^[1][2]

• Min inderlig kjære mann og vår hjertensgode far Arne Waldemar Olsen omkom 29/4—1941, 37 ar gml. Klara Olsen, født Horgen. Martha. Kaare
• Min inderlig kjære mann, vår gode og oppofrende far, vår bror, svoger, onkel og svigersønn ARNE WALDEMAR OLSEN omkom da d.s »Wigrid« ble torpedert på reise fra Bermuda til England den 24/6 1941, 37 år gml. Klara Olsen, født Horgen. Martha, Kåre. Søsken, svogre, svigerinner, svigermor.

Sources

1. ↑ Bergens Tidende, mandag 13. oktober 1941
2. ↑ Bergens Tidende, lørdag 8. september 1945

• Baptism (Ministerialbok, transcription), (Klokkerbok)
• Wedding (Ministerialbok), (Klokkerbok)
• Death
• Index of "Våre falne 1939-1945"
• Journies of M/S Vigrid
• on sjøhistorie.no