A Tribute to the Swedish American Line The White Viking Fleet 14 Years on the Internet
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Rune Dahlstrand
Barber on the Gripsholm During WWII

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These pictures have been contributed by Rune Dahlstrand.
Many thanks to Mr. Dahlstrand for sharing these unique memories.

The Gripsholm attempting to assist a torpedoed ship. No survivors were found.

American Air Force Cloth Map No 35, North East China (a.k.a. silk map). A gift to Rune Dahlstrand.

American Air Force Cloth Chart Harbin China NL 52 (a.k.a. silk map) A gift to Rune Dahlstrand.

The Gripsholm returned to New Jersey from Lisbon in March 1944, completing its third voyage. Voice of America aired a radio program in which Swedish crew members sent greetings to Sweden. Rune Dahlstrand was one of them, seen on the far left in the photo. Mr. Dahlstrand was one of the lucky crew members who had been able to place a telephone call from Lisbon to his home town Borås, Sweden. He could hear the operators saying "ready Lisbon", "ready Madrid", "ready Paris", "ready Hamburg", "ready Copenhagen", "ready Borås"". After a short conversation he heard "disconnecting Hamburg", "disconnecting Paris", "disconnecting Madrid", "disconnecting Lisbon", due to a bomb raid.

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