William Karl Nilsen
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Maritime inquiries 1940 - 1945
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- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 32633, NY 10879 og 29829.
Reiste til Norge 23. august 1945 ombord M/S BRETAGNE.
Statsborger USA 23. september 1953.
William Karl Nilsen, historikk av krigsseileren:
"The fifth ship, Askild, was the only ship I lost. Askild ran aground during heavy seas by Chance Cove, near Cape Race, Newfoundland on December 3rd, 1942. We lost two men. I had a close call and nearly drowned when my survival suit filled with icy water. The captain himself had rescued me. The crew was then sent to Halifax, Nova Scotia, for a brief respite before being sent again out to sea".
For historikk om da Nilsen dro fra Norge til New York med D/S BERGENSFJORD som 16-åring og så gikk inn i den norske handelsflåten, se "dokumenter". Historikken beskriver også hans liv etter krigen.
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RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Privat arkiv avgitt til Arkivet freds- og menneskerettighetssenter