Odd Isaachsen Willoch
| Odd Isaachsen Willoch | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 February 1885 Larvik, Norway |
| Died | 9 April 1940 (aged 55) Just off the port of Narvik |
| Allegiance | Norway |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Norwegian Navy
|
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands held |
HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen HNoMS Michael Sars HNoMS Eidsvold |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
 Haakon VII Coronation Medal Order of the Falcon Légion d'honneur
|
| Spouse(s) | Marie Kristine ("Maja") Foss (m. 1911–40) (his death) |
Odd Isaachsen Willoch (26 February 1885 – 9 April 1940) was a Norwegian naval officer who commanded one of the two coastal defence ships defending Narvik during the German invasion of Norway on 9 April 1940.
Odd Isaachsen Willoch was born in Larvik, the son of chief engineer Einar Isaachsen and his wife Hannah (née Isaachsen). Willoch's grandfather was politician Isaach Isaachsen. He was a nephew of painter Olaf Isaachsen, and a cousin of painter Herman Willoch, physicist Daniel Isaachsen and scientist Haakon Isaachsen.
He was the father of businessman Finn Isaachsen Willoch, and through him the grandfather of politician Ingrid I. Willoch. In addition, Odd Isaachsen Willoch was the uncle of national aviation director Erik I. Willoch and Prime Minister 1981–1986 Kåre I. Willoch.
In 1911 Willoch married Marie Kristine ("Maja") Foss (born 1888 in Mosjøen), fathering three children with her. They lived in Horten.
Odd Isaachsen Willoch made a career in the Royal Norwegian Navy, attending the Norwegian Military Academy and studying radio technology in the United Kingdom. Before the Second World War he commanded the offshore patrol vessels Fridtjof Nansen and Michael Sars. In 1928 Willoch took part in the search for the Latham 47 flying boat that had disappeared over the Barents Sea while carrying the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen.
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