Ingvald Eidsheim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian naval officer
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Place of Birth: Hosanger, Hordaland, Norway
About Ingvald Eidsheim
- Ingvald Olsen Eidsheim DSO, DSC (born 27 November 1909 in Hosanger, died 23 February 2000) was a Norwegian sailor and war hero.
- He joined the Shetland bus as the commander of Hitra.
- He conducted 43 trips to Norway.After the war he worked as a civilian until he rejoined the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1948 and amongst other assignments commanded the Norwegian Royal Yacht Norge.From 1950 he served on the Central Defence Command Staff and eventually headed the Norwegian Home Guard staff.
- Following his retirement he committed himself to the restoration of his old ship Hitra.
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