World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Bjarne Andersen
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Laurel Naversen Geraghty
Relationship
Great Niece
JOINED THE NAVY SHORTLY AFTER PEARL HARBOR. SERVED AS AN ELECTRICIAN'S MATE ON THE MINE SWEEPER USS TIDE, WHICH PATROLLED THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE EARLY PART OF THE WAR AND THE MEDITERRANEAN DURING THE INVASION OF SICILY.