John Marensius Glückstad

DATE OF BIRTH September 20, 1920 PARENTS Arthur og Petra Gluckstad GENDER Male NATIONALITY

BIRTHPLACE Fredrikstad PLACE OF LIVING Sorgenfri, Fredrikstad COUNTY Østfold SERVICE Norsk handelsflåte i nøytral fart 1939-1940 Uteflåten 1940-1945 Participant in WW2...Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
The Norwegian tanker fleet that saved Great Britain (1940) *
Enlisted M / T Vivi as a young man
Sources
RA / S-3545 / G / Gg
Public inquiry to the Archives Peace and Human Rights Center.

By Birth john was a Norwegian, and remained a Norwegian citizen till the end of his days. He was intensely proud of his homeland and it was while he was there on his yearly visit that he collapsed and died. If death was coming to him he would not have wanted to die any where else than his native soil. He joined the Norwegian merchant navy when he was 17 years old and was a participant in WW11. He met ivy during the war and they married in 1944, they had 51 happy years together and 4 children. at the time of his death he had 7 grandchildren. At johns funeral his coffin was draped with the Norwegian flag.

Award The war medal Vi har i vårt arkiv registert 22 755 mottakere av denne utmerkelsen.

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Allocation date 2/29/1980 RATIONALE "for the merits of the Fatherland during the war 1940-1945".Allocation date 2/29/1980 RATIONALE "for the merits of the Fatherland during the war 1940-1945"

ALSO Award Haakon VIIs Freedom Meda

ALSO The participant medal 9 April 1940 - 8 May 1945 with and without rosette Vi har i vårt arkiv registert 1 733 mottakere av denne utmerkelsen.

Se mer info om utmerkelsen og oversikt over de mottakerne som vi har registert RATIONALE "John Marensius Gluckstad served in the Merchant Navy during the Nortraship in the war 1940-1945. Norway thanks you for your efforts in the Freedom Struggle".