Rumson resident and World War II vet Niels Winchester Johnsen passed away at home on Aug. 7 after having spent “busy summer days with grandchildren and children,” his obituary from Thompson Memorial Home said. He was 93.

The son of Niels F. Johnsen and Anita Winchester Johnsen, Neils Winchester Johnsen was born in New Orleans.

He was co-founder, with his father and brother, Erik F. Johnsen, of Central Gulf Steamship Corporation in New Orleans.

After attending Tulane University, Niels began his career in the maritime industry in 1942, having served as an officer in the Merchant Marine at sea during World War II and surviving two ship torpedo singings (stet).

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