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Helge Olgard Emanuel Persson

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Helge Olgard Emanuel Persson
A photo of the M/S Venezia owned by Svenska Lloyd AB ( Swedish Lloyd) in Gothenburg
A photo of Helge O (Olgard Emanuel) Persson's last Swedish Merchant Marine Ship. M/S Venezia brought him to New York during WW2 after 18 month at sea in position as Petty Officer .

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Helge Olgard Emanuel Persson
Since people without facts and knowledege about Helge Olgard Emanuel Persson removes nicknames, siblings and his sister Eva's information on this site about her brother Helge Olgard Emanuel Persson (Helge O. Persson) we have to advice you to get the information from the Persson familiy in Sweden, please. We can not be sure that Ancientfaces accept correct information. Thanks says sister Eva! For further information, Please contact Army historian Lars Gyllenhaal Please read links (above added) about Lars Gyllenhaals's work in this matter, see links about "Svenskar i krig mot Hitler - I amerikansk krigstjänst 1941-1945" and its English version "Swedes at war-Willing worriors of a Neutral Nation, 1941-1945". Lars Gyllenhaal's chapter in his new book ( "Svenskar i Strid mot Hitler - I amerikansk krigstjänst 1941-45" ) was released in August 2018 and its English version "Swedes at war-Willing worriors of a Neutral Nation, 1941-1945" is now available on Amazon etc. and shows clearly that Helge O Persson still is remembered also for his duty in the US Army as "General Pattons Carpenter" in the 1637th Engineer battalion and one of the few Swedes that served both in Europe and in Asia. Thank you Lars Gyllenhaal for remembering Willing's Globetrotter Helge O Persson! Helge Olgard Emauel Persson did have 14 siblings and loved his mother Nelly. Helge Olgard Emanuel Persson stated back in 1991- " I Always tried to Please my mother, he said" Helge Olgard Emanuel Persson did love his grandfater Ola Månsson dearly. Helge O. Persson carried a Cocko Clock in his home at 224 Hansen Ave Trenton N.J USA in memory of his grandfather Ola Månsson until he died. Helge Olgatd Emanuel Persson's immediate Persson family lives in Sweden and his Little sister Eva "is till alive an cicking" at age 91 and with good remembering. Eva remembers her brother Helge Olgard Emanuel Persson ( Helge O Persson) and the fantastic summer of 1939 with Helge O. Persson Helge O. Persson got "a package deal" when he married mrs. Junia Wood, a young widow with 4 previous daughters Shirley, Audry, Kathleen "Kate" and Patricia "Patti from another marriage". Helge O Persson decieded to take care of his step daughters while marrying Mrs Wood. Before service in Europe Helge O Persson got his own biological daughter together with Mrs Wood that he namned after his Swedish cousin and also after his own mother- Sonia Nelly! Helge O. Persson is the father of his biological daughter "Sonnie Z" living at 5 Kruger Lane, Groveville, N.J . Helge O. Persson is the great grandfather of Senior Accountant at Holman Frenia & Allison Mr. D J Kafer, Bordentown, N.J. . As a Swedish Citizen Helge O. Persson started his military training. for the U.S Army at Fort Dix. Helge Olgard Emanuel Persson (Helge O. Persson) is still registred as living person according to the legal Swedish tax authority 2018 and still has a Swedish Social security number ( a so called "personnummer" in Swedish language ) due to his daughter Sonia Nelly's wishes not to declare her father as dead in Sweden. Lars Gyllenhaal's book is now available on Amazon etc. in 2 formats also an English version "Swedes at war -Willing worriors of a Neutral Nation, 1941-1945". Please see moore about the English version: larsgyllenhaal.blogspot.com. The local paper- Blekinge Läns Tidning, BLT, has 29/09/18 publiched the storry of Helge O. Persson, Please see written by the journalist Mr. Gunnar Svensson.
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