Bogi Þorsteinsson (2 August 1918 – 17 December 1998) was the first chairman of the

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, serving for eight years. For his work toward

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he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the

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Early life

Bogi graduated as a radio operator in 1941. On 21 February 1945 he survived the sinking of SS Dettifoss by in the

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. Off the 45 crew and passengers on board, 3 passengers and 12 crew members perished.

References

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