Harry Bong

Captain Nils Harry Martin Bong (13 June 1905 – 18 July 1987) was a Swedish Navy officer. Bong served as commanding officers of the torpedo boat HSwMS Antares, the cruisers HSwMS Örnen and , and the coastal defence ship . He also served as commanding officer of the Gothenburg Squadron and of the Karlskrona Naval Training Schools.

Early life Bong was born on 13 June 1905 in Kristianstad, Sweden, the son of Martin Bong, a manufacturer, and his wife Anna (née Holmkvist). He passed studentexamen in 1923. Bong served aboard the coastal defence ships, and he served aboard HSwMS Manligheten, , and HSwMS Svea as an artillery officer. He graduated from the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College in 1933 and was promoted to Lieutenant (Kapten) in 1938. and of the Social Welfare Bureau of the Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarets socialbyrå) from 1951.

Personal life In 1936, he married Gunilla Holmström (1912–1988), the daughter of Lennart Holmström and Anna (née Ericsson). They had four children; Fredrik (born 1936), Christina (born 1939), Ingrid (born 1942), and Martin (born 1948).

Swedish Naval Volunteers' Gold Medal (Sjövärnskårens guldmedalj) Swedish Federation of Orchestral Associations' Gold Medal (Sveriges orkesterföreningars riksförbunds guldmedalj) Blekinge Gymnastics Association's Gold Medal (Blekinge gymnastikförbunds guldmedalj) Swedish Military Sports Association's Medal of Merit in Gold (Sveriges militära idrottsförbunds förtjänstmedalj i guld)

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1951)