I've previously written a little bit about my great-grandfather Ingebrigt Teigland. There's a little more information showing up on the 'Net now, though I guess more about his ship than him. He captained the D/S Cresco, which escaped Norway in April 1940 just before the Germans invaded. It arrived in Methil, Scotland on April 7th. This page says:
Had a few trips across the Atlantic, but was mostly in service on the coast of England and Scotland. Took part in Operation Overlord (Normandie) as ammunition and supply ship, arriving June 9-1944, departing June 17 to pick up another cargo.However, something doesn't quite mesh, since my great-grandfather was taken prisoner in southeast Asia in late 1941. Either the ship went there and the person putting together those pages hasn't found that yet, or he was on another ship after escaping to Scotland.
At any rate, it's doubtful that he had anything to do with the Normandy invasion. Actually, the ship was just on the supply lines anyway, since D-Day was June 6th. Still interesting, I guess.
I need to learn more about this Nortraship story.
Posted by mike at May 14, 2004 01:23 PM | Family | TrackBack