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Interim 1899 - 1910 - U.S. Navy

Ernest H Bjorkman

Details
  • Rank: Ordinary Seaman
  • Conflict/Era: Interim 1899 - 1910
  • Unit/Command:
    U.S.S. Leyden
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: January 21, 1903
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: on the rocks of Block Island, Rhode Island, USA
Citation
On board the U.S.S. Leyden, 21 January 1903, Bjorkman displayed heroism at the time of the wreck of that vessel.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: New York
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Born: April 25, 1881, Malmo, Sweden
  • Died: September 16, 1912, Edgewater, CO, United States
  • Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery (MH) (26-22), Edgewater, CO, United States
 

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