Sam Myhrman

Major General Sam Oskar Myhrman (26 December 1912 – 3 February 1965) was a Swedish Air Force officer. His senior commands include the post of Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, head of the Swedish National Defence College and head of the Quartermaster Administration.

Sam Myhrman
Birth name	Sam Oskar Myhrman
Born	26 December 1912 Eksjö, Sweden
Died	3 February 1965 (aged 52) Lidingö, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Air Force
Years of service	1935–1965
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Section I, Defence Staff Swedish National Defence College Quartermaster Administration

Early life

Myhrman was born on 26 December 1912 in Eksjö, Sweden, the son of colonel Sam Myhrman and his wife Anna (née Kjelleström). He was the brother of physician Gustaf Myhrman (1903–1901),[1] and the director of the National Swedish Labour Market Board's (Arbetsmarknadsstyrelsen) Defense Section, lieutenant colonel Bengt Myhrman (born 1905).[2] One of his nephews were professor of economics at the Stockholm School of Economics, Johan Myhrman (1937–1997).[3]

Career

Myhrman graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1935 and was commissioned as an officer in Svea Logistic Corps the same year with the rank of fänrik.[4] He transferred to the Swedish Air Force where he was promoted to lieutenant in 1937 and to captain in 1942. He then attended the Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College and conducted staff service from 1942 to 1945 and the Royal Air Force Staff College from 1945 to 1946. Myhrman was appointed teacher at the Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College in 1946 and was promoted to major in 1948.[5]

Myhrman was appointed head of the Air Staff's Operations Department in 1949 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1952 and appointed teacher at the Swedish National Defence College the same year. He was promoted to colonel in 1955 and served as an expert in the 1955 Defense Committee (1955 års försvarsberedning). In 1956 he was appointed Vice Chief of the Defence Staff and head of Section I. Myhrman then served as head of department in the 1957 Defense Investigations.[5] In 1960, Myhrman was appointed head of the Swedish National Defence College and two years later he was promoted to major general.[5] From 1964 until his death, Myhrman was head of the Quartermaster Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces.[6]

Personal life

In 1938, Myhrman married Agneta Ljungberg (born 1917), the daughter of captain Carl Ljungberg and Sigrid Hult.[5]

Dates of rank

• 1935 – Fänrik
• 1937 – Lieutenant
• 1942 – Captain
• 1948 – Major
• 1952 – Lieutenant Colonel
• 1955 – Colonel
• 1962 – Major General

Awards and decorations

• Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Sword (6 June 1962)[7]
• Commander of the Order of the Sword (6 June 1959)[8]
• Knight 1st Class of the Order of the Sword (1949)[9]
• Knight of the Order of Vasa (1952)[10]

Honours

• Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1953)[2]

References

1. Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 784. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
2. Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who's Who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 934. SELIBR 53509.
3. Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 794. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
4. Kjellander, Rune (1996). Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien: Svenska krigsmanna sällskapet (till 1805), Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien : biografisk matrikel med porträttgalleri 1796–1995 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Akad. p. 156. ISBN 9163041812. SELIBR 7451162.
5. Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 759. SELIBR 9649168.
6. Sveriges statskalender för året 1965 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1965. p. 104.
7. Kungl. Hovstaterna: Kungl. Maj:ts Ordens arkiv, Matriklar (D 1), vol. 13 (1960–1969), p. 31, digital imageing.
8. Bihang till Sveriges statskalender 1962. Kungl. Svenska riddareordnarna 1962 (in Swedish). Uppsala. 1962. p. 13.
9. Bihang till Sveriges statskalender 1958. Kungl. Svenska riddareordnarna 1958 (in Swedish). Uppsala. 1958. p. 32.
10. Bihang till Sveriges statskalender 1964. Kungl. Svenska riddareordnarna 1964 (in Swedish). Uppsala. 1964. p. 325.