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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''. ==Honours and awards== For his war efforts he received the highest Norwegian decoration, the War Cross with Sword,〔Erik Gjems-Onstad (red.): (''Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren'' ), Grøndahl og Dreyers Forlag, 1995, s. 155.〕 the British Distinguished Service Order and Distinguished Service Cross,〔«Britiske utmerkelser til norske og en svensk statsborger for fortjenester under krigen», ''Verdens Gang'', 21 July 1948.〕 and the American Medal of Freedom. On 25 August 2007 Eidsheim was honoured with a monument on the pier of Eknesvågen, Lindås. The monument was made by sculptor Arne Mæland and dedicated by Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen. 100x30px 100x30px 100x30px 100x30px 100x30px 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ingvald Eidsheim」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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