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'''Born:''' December 30, 1906

'''Died:'''

'''Married: '''yes

'''Children: '''one son

'''Ship:''' ''M/T Vanja''

'''Kolbjorn Skaaren''' was one of a group of [[Norwegian%20Sailors|Norwegian merchant seamen]] curing in the [[Sageman%20Cottage|Sageman Cottage]] in September of 1942. For a column called "Cottage Calls," ''The Guild News'' interviewed him: "On the first floor we found Kolbjorn Skaaren who shipped with the merchant marine for several years. He knows the West Indies well, for he made regular trips between there and England carrying oil. In 1938 he began carrying oil from Mexico to (of all places) Germany. 'Had I known about this war' he said, 'I would have pumped all the oil into the ocean  before I would have let Germany get it.' Mr. Skaaren has a wife and a small boy in Norway. The war cannot end too soon for him as he has never seen his son."

In April of 1943, Kolbjorn Skaaren was interviewed again by ''The Guild News'' while living in the Schreiner Cottage at [[29%20Church%20Street|29 Church Street]]. He told the same story of his adventures. "He is anxious to get back home to his family, and his face lights up when he mentions them," the interviewer reported.