The Norwegian World War 2 Defence Medal Deltagermedaljen |
On Saturday, May 28, 2011, 15 of the surviving members of the 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate) of the U.S. Army were awarded the Norwegian World War II Defense Medal (Deltagermedaljen) for their fight against the German occupation of Norway. The medal was awarded by the Norwegian Chief of Defense, General Harald Sunde, as a part of his official visit to the United States, during a ceremony at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington, D.C. All photos by Tom Graves, Bill Hoffland or Erik Wiborg unless otherwise noted. |
The 15 99ers that attended the ceremony at the Norwegian Embassy on 28th May 2011: Hadley Jenson, Bill Burke, Robert Chapman, Robert Bjorgum, Richard Lumpp, Sigvard "Sigge" Johnson, Wilfred Jacobsen, Robert Snodgrass, Norwegian Chief of Armed Forces General Harald Sunde, Embassador Wegger Chr. Strommen, Jarvis Taylor, Richard Wesserling, Lester Carlson, Theodore "Teddy" Pedersen, Kristian Brun, Alf Berg and Herbert Bjerke. Photo: Christian Nørstebø / Forsvaret |
On Saturday 9th July 2011 four Florida 99ers were awarded their Norwegian World War 2 Defence Medal onboard the Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship “Oasis of the Seas”. The medals were awarded by Consul General of Norway, Dr. Jostein Mykletun. |
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