Ingvald Olsen Eidsheim DSO,

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(born 27 November 1909 in

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, died 23 February 2000) was a Norwegian sailor and war hero. He joined the

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as the commander of ''Hitra''. He conducted 43 trips to

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. After the war he worked as a civilian until he rejoined the

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in 1948 and amongst other assignments commanded the Norwegian

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''Norge''. From 1950 he served on the Central Defence Command Staff and eventually headed the

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staff. Following his retirement he committed himself to the restoration of his old ship ''Hitra''.

Honours and awards

For his war efforts he received the highest Norwegian decoration, the

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, the British

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and

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,«Britiske utmerkelser til norske og en svensk statsborger for fortjenester under krigen», ''Verdens Gang'', 21 July 1948. and the

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. On 25 August 2007 Eidsheim was honoured with a monument on the pier of Eknesvågen,

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. The monument was made by sculptor Arne Mæland and dedicated by Minister of Defence

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References

External links

Web page on Eidsheim, from the newspaper ''Nordhordland'', 13 march 2005

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eidsheim, Ingvald 1909 births 2000 deaths Royal Norwegian Navy personnel of World War II People associated with Shetland Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) Recipients of the War Cross with Sword (Norway) Recipients of the Medal of Freedom Military history of Scotland