Dagfinn Kjeholt
Norwegian naval officer
About Dagfinn Kjeholt
Lived 1912 – 2005 (aged 93).
Dagfinn Ellif Kjeholt (24 February 1912 – 17 September 2005) was a Norwegian naval officer.
He was born in Horten to Andreas Marentius Kristiansen and Marie Larsen. He graduated as naval officer in 1936. During the Second World War he served as second-in-command on the destroyer HNoMS Sleipner from 1939 to 1942, and was in command of the destroyer Glaisdale from 1943 to 1944. His war decorations include the St. Olav's Medal with two Oak Branches, the Norwegian War Medal, the Defence Medal 1940–1945, and the Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal, the British 1939–1945 Star and the Atlantic Star, the French Legion of Honour, and he was Officer of the American Legion of Merit. He continued a military career after the Second World War, and was promoted rear admiral in 1958.
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Who was Dagfinn Kjeholt?
Norwegian naval officer
When was Dagfinn Kjeholt born?
Dagfinn Kjeholt was born on 24 February 1912 in Horten Municipality.
When did Dagfinn Kjeholt die?
Dagfinn Kjeholt died on 17 September 2005.
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