- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Chief Engineer
- Unit:
- s.s. Rydboholm, Swedish Merchant Navy
- Awarded on:
- July 3rd, 1941
"for displaying extraordinary courage and great seamanship in commanding, under extremely bad weather conditions and at great risk to one's own life, the crew of a sloop which rescued the shipwrecked crew of the Dutch s.s. "Sumba".
Royal decree no. 1