Ships hit by U-boats

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Oregon Express

Norwegian motor merchant



Photo from City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 447-2529

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the Norwegian motor merchant Oregon Express.

Aboard Oregon Express when hit on 23 Sep 1943

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NameAgeRankServed on
NorwegianAmundsen, Haakon, Merchant NavyOilerOregon Express
NorwegianAndersen, Hans, Merchant NavyMechanicOregon Express +
DanishBeyer, Asta Josephine, Merchant NavySaloon GirlOregon Express +
BritishBull, William James, Merchant NavyMess Room BoyOregon Express
NorwegianDahle, Rolf, Merchant NavyAssistantOregon Express
NorwegianDanielsen, Jakob L., Merchant NavyThird Engineer OfficerOregon Express +
NorwegianEgge, Arne, Merchant NavyAble SeamanOregon Express
NorwegianEriksen, Ole, Merchant NavyRefrigerator Engineer OfficerOregon Express
NorwegianHansen, Olaf, Merchant NavySaloon BoyOregon Express
NorwegianHanssen, Haakon Eidbo, Merchant NavyChief OfficerOregon Express
NorwegianHelvik, Sverre Emil, Merchant Navy29Able SeamanOlaf Fostenes, Oregon Express
BritishHighfield, Henry, Merchant NavyCrew memberOregon Express
NorwegianJensen, Arthur B., Merchant NavyMechanicOregon Express
NorwegianJohannesen, Georg Johan, Merchant Navy49Chief Engineer OfficerOregon Express +
NorwegianJohansen, Hallgeir, Merchant NavyAble SeamanOregon Express
NorwegianJørgensen, Peder, Merchant NavyThird OfficerOregon Express
NorwegianKalleberg, Hans Thorbjørn, Merchant NavyAble SeamanOregon Express +
NorwegianKarlsen, Hans, Merchant NavyAble SeamanOregon Express
NorwegianKipperberg, Oskar Henry, Merchant Navy26Able SeamanNyholt, Oregon Express +
NorwegianKlausen, Karl Kristen, Merchant NavyAble Seaman/GunnerOregon Express
NorwegianKlevstuhl, Ragnvald, Merchant NavyAssistantOregon Express
NorwegianKnutsen, Rasmus Sivert, Merchant NavyRadio OperatorOregon Express +
NorwegianLjøstad, Olav, Merchant NavyMechanicOregon Express
NorwegianLog, Finn, Merchant Navy22MechanicBennestvet, Oregon Express
NorwegianLorentzen, Ludvik, Merchant NavyStewardOregon Express
NorwegianLund, Eiler, Merchant NavyCarpenterOregon Express
NorwegianLunde, Birger, Merchant Navy29Second OfficerTaranger, Blink, Oregon Express
NorwegianMikkelssen, Finn, Merchant NavyAble Seaman/GunnerOregon Express +
NorwegianMilvartsen, Nils, Merchant NavyAble SeamanOregon Express
NorwegianNilsen, Olav, Merchant Navy19Ordinary Seaman/GunnerOregon Express
NorwegianOpdahl, Sigurd, Merchant NavyElectricianOregon Express
NorwegianPaulsen, Per Sverre, Merchant NavyAble Seaman/GunnerOregon Express
BritishPolson, Peter, Merchant NavyMess Room BoyOregon Express
NorwegianRasmussen, Bjørn, Merchant NavyAble SeamanOregon Express
NorwegianRenton, Rangvald, Merchant NavyBoatswain (Bosun)Oregon Express
BritishSwain, Edward Rayner, Merchant Navy18Mess Room BoyOregon Express
NorwegianTepstad, Thor, Merchant NavyMechanicOregon Express
NorwegianThorsen, Ivar, Merchant NavyGalley BoyOregon Express
NorwegianThorvaldsen, Ole, Merchant NavyCookOregon Express
NorwegianThorvik, Ole, Merchant NavyAble SeamanOregon Express
BritishTurner, George A., Merchant NavySecond Radio OperatorOregon Express
NorwegianVestereng, Isak, Merchant NavyOilerOregon Express
NorwegianWalsig, Ragnar M., Merchant NavyMasterOregon Express
NorwegianWilhelmsen, Leif B., Merchant NavyAble SeamanOregon Express
NorwegianØdegaard, Peder Kristian, Merchant NavySecond Engineer OfficerOregon Express

45 persons found.

Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats.

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