US Navy. Born 25 Apr 1881 in Malmo, Sweden. No War: Enlisted from New York. Ordinary seaman. Awarded the Medal of Honor. On 21 Jan 1903, on board the U.S.S. Leyden, Bjorkman displayed heroism at the time of the wreck of that vessel. Sources: (“America’s Medal of Honor Recipients”. Publ. 1977, pp 397, 1011)
