Born about 1915
US Merchant Marine
Service No: 37210
Address of record: Turlock, CA (Huttrum SWEDEN)
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On Feb 19, 1942, Able Seaman (AS) IVAR OSCAR JOHNSON was on the American motor merchant, MS Lake Osweya, as the ship made its way to Halifax, NS. The unescorted freighter had left New York on the 16th, loaded with goods and supplies for the allied war effort, and was bound for Reykjavik Iceland via Halifax. Late that night, as they approached Halifax, a British merchant ship, the Empire Seal, was ahead of them when it was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-96. Lake Osweya immediately changed course and began zigzagging in an effort to evade the u-boat, but in the early morning hours of the next day, Feb 20th, U-96 fired one torpedo from a distance of 500 yards, hitting Lake Osweya amidships. The freighter broke in two and sank quickly. Three lifeboats were launched but were never found.
There were 30 Merchant Mariners and 9 US Navy Armed Guards on board; none survived.
US Merchant Marine
Service No: 37210
Address of record: Turlock, CA (Huttrum SWEDEN)
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On Feb 19, 1942, Able Seaman (AS) IVAR OSCAR JOHNSON was on the American motor merchant, MS Lake Osweya, as the ship made its way to Halifax, NS. The unescorted freighter had left New York on the 16th, loaded with goods and supplies for the allied war effort, and was bound for Reykjavik Iceland via Halifax. Late that night, as they approached Halifax, a British merchant ship, the Empire Seal, was ahead of them when it was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-96. Lake Osweya immediately changed course and began zigzagging in an effort to evade the u-boat, but in the early morning hours of the next day, Feb 20th, U-96 fired one torpedo from a distance of 500 yards, hitting Lake Osweya amidships. The freighter broke in two and sank quickly. Three lifeboats were launched but were never found.
There were 30 Merchant Mariners and 9 US Navy Armed Guards on board; none survived.
Born about 1915
US Merchant Marine
Service No: 37210
Address of record: Turlock, CA (Huttrum SWEDEN)
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On Feb 19, 1942, Able Seaman (AS) IVAR OSCAR JOHNSON was on the American motor merchant, MS Lake Osweya, as the ship made its way to Halifax, NS. The unescorted freighter had left New York on the 16th, loaded with goods and supplies for the allied war effort, and was bound for Reykjavik Iceland via Halifax. Late that night, as they approached Halifax, a British merchant ship, the Empire Seal, was ahead of them when it was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-96. Lake Osweya immediately changed course and began zigzagging in an effort to evade the u-boat, but in the early morning hours of the next day, Feb 20th, U-96 fired one torpedo from a distance of 500 yards, hitting Lake Osweya amidships. The freighter broke in two and sank quickly. Three lifeboats were launched but were never found.
There were 30 Merchant Mariners and 9 US Navy Armed Guards on board; none survived.
US Merchant Marine
Service No: 37210
Address of record: Turlock, CA (Huttrum SWEDEN)
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
On Feb 19, 1942, Able Seaman (AS) IVAR OSCAR JOHNSON was on the American motor merchant, MS Lake Osweya, as the ship made its way to Halifax, NS. The unescorted freighter had left New York on the 16th, loaded with goods and supplies for the allied war effort, and was bound for Reykjavik Iceland via Halifax. Late that night, as they approached Halifax, a British merchant ship, the Empire Seal, was ahead of them when it was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-96. Lake Osweya immediately changed course and began zigzagging in an effort to evade the u-boat, but in the early morning hours of the next day, Feb 20th, U-96 fired one torpedo from a distance of 500 yards, hitting Lake Osweya amidships. The freighter broke in two and sank quickly. Three lifeboats were launched but were never found.
There were 30 Merchant Mariners and 9 US Navy Armed Guards on board; none survived.
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