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Haakon Svendsen 1911 - 1956

Haakon Svendsen was born on December 13, 1911 to Amanda (Svendsen) Jorgensen and Haakon Karlsen. He married Grace G. Karlsen, and had children John Richard Svendsen, Amanda S. Stevenson, Sandra Amanda (Svendsen) Moseley, and Stewart Haakon Svendsen. Haakon Svendsen died at age 44 years old on November 20, 1956, and was buried at Long Island National CemeterySection 2A Site 3557 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny.

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    Haakon Svendsen was raised in Gamvik Norway by his mother, Amanda Stevenson. He joined the American Army when the Nazi's invaded his home town in Finnmark. His sister was pregnant with boy and girl twins but the Nazis made sure that his sister and her twins died. But God made sure that this evil act would be partially rectified and nine months later in Brooklyn, New York, my twin brother and I were born! His mother Amanda Svendsen's boy and girl twin grandchildren Sandra and Stewart would always be treasured by their grandmother. Haakon gladly joined the U.S. Army and was sent to Colorado but was assigned to special and more dangerous Merchant marine assignments in the North Sea because of his knowledge of seamanship, of the German language, and his fluency in Norwegian and English. I read a letter he wrote to my mother and was shocked how perfect his English was. Today English is taught in Norway in the Public Schools, but back then English wasn't that common. My father loved to sing and play guitar, tell jokes, and had a high degree of culture. For many years I was extremely close to Jan Clayton and my mother said that my father had taken her to see Jan Clayton in 1946 to see the revival of "Show Boat" on Broadway. My mother later bought Jan's show albums for me as Christmas presents. I still have the original albums 60 years later. (And 75 letter and cards from Jan Clayton.) My father took me on a ship in Brooklyn and showed me around and introduced me to some Dutch sailors. I ended up studying Norwegian in high school and even today I am still studying Norwegian. My relatives (his sister's first child Karl-Arne Fredheim) came to stay with me. His wife Marianne could not speak English but his daughter "Connie" (Aude Fredheim) is fluent in English. I told them that I would talk to Marianne in Norwegian and they scoffed. Later they were surprised that I spoke a very formal Norwegian because my teacher, Dr. Samuel Abrahamsen taught a very formal Norwegian. There is a tribute to Samuel Abrahamsen by me on ancientfaces.

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    Military serial#: 32883589 Enlisted: April 6, 1943 in New York City New York Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
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Stewart & Sandra Svendsen
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Stewart & Sandra Svendsen
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Photo of Amanda S. Stevenson Amanda S. Stevenson
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Twins graduating PS 140 Annex.
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Photo of Amanda S. Stevenson Amanda S. Stevenson
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I am now legally known as Amanda Stevenson.
Amanda was my middle name.
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Grace G. (Gabriele) Karlsen
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Grace G. (Gabriele) Karlsen
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Haakon Svendsen, Colorado
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Photo of Amanda S. Stevenson Amanda S. Stevenson
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Playing Guitar in the Army in Colorado.
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Haakon Svendsen
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Haakon Svendsen
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Photo of Amanda S. Stevenson Amanda S. Stevenson
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My father, Haakon Svendsen was married in 1941 and joined the Army because his relatives in Norway was dying because of the Nazis.
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Svendsen Family
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Svendsen Family
A photo of Haakon Svendsen, Grace Gabriele Svendsen, and first baby John Richard Svendsen who was originally named Johan.
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Grace Svendsen, Haakon Svendsen & First Born Son, Johan Richard who became John R. Svendsen, my older brother.
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Grace (Gabriele) Svendsen
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Grace (Gabriele) Svendsen
A photo of Grace (Gabriele) Svendsen, upper center, and husband Haakon (on her left) and best man on her right. (On wedding day wearing a corsage)

Rosa Gabriele, Haakon Svendsen, [Groom] Grace Gabriele Svendsen [Bride with corsage] John Akland best man, Julia far right. Bottom left Rosalie Gabriel and sister Frances Gabriel [Brides Maids] Tommy Gabriel and his wife Edith.
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Haakon Svendsen, Army
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Haakon Svendsen, Army
A photo of Grace (Gabriele) Svendsen's husband, Haakon Svendsen, in his United States Army uniform in 1941. His greatest ambition was to be an American Citizen and join the Army and fight the Germans who invaded Norway. He went from the ski troops to being on ships being torpedoed by the Germans. He survived the war.
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Svendsen, Noel (Dec 25, 1928 - Jul 20, 2006) Svendsen, Alice (Jul 4, 1910 - Jan 15, 2009) Svendsen, Corinne (Mar 3, 1924 - Dec 18, 2010) Svendsen, Earl (Dec 19, 1931 - Oct 19, 2003) Svendsen, Eldora (Feb 9, 1919 - Feb 11, 2010) Svendsen, Norman (Apr 23, 1916 - Dec 25, 1993) Svendsen, Paul (Nov 29, 1936 - Oct 7, 1995) Svendsen, Henning (Sep 25, 1939 - Feb 15, 2002) Svendsen, Dagny (Jan 23, 1921 - Jan 21, 2011) Svendsen, Pauline (Jul 13, 1907 - Feb 1, 2000)
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