Eilif Løvrak Holmesland [SEP] occupation
Eilif Løvrak Holmesland
Eilif Løvrak Holmesland (25 August 1896 – 1954) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Liberal Party.
He was born in Kristiania as the son of Peter Karl Holmesland and grandson of Simon Pedersen Holmesland, both former parliament members. He enrolled as a student in 1914, graduated as cand.jur. in 1919 and started working as an attorney in Gjerpen, where his father was district stipendiary magistrate ("sorenskriver"). In 1921 he moved to Arendal to work as a lawyer. He became
8 Nov 41 – 11 Nov 42, Algeria-Morocco Occupation, Operation Torch, the Allied Invasion of French North Africa.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 9 Jul 43 – 15 Jul 43, Sicily Occupation, Operation Husky, the Allied Invasion of Sicily.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 9 Sep 43 – 21 Sep 43, Salerno Landings, Operation Avalanche, the Allied Invasion of Italy.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 6 Jun 44 – 25 Jun