Alfred William Bjornstad

Alfred William Bjornstad (October 13, 1874 – November 4, 1934) was an American army officer and brigadier general who served during World War I.

Early life Bjornstad was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He attended Luther College in 1891 and 1892, then attended the University of Minnesota. He joined the Minnesota National Guard as a private in 1894, and worked his way up the enlisted ranks in the years before the Spanish–American War.

Career Bjornstad received his commission as first lieutenant in the 13th Minnesota Infantry on May 7, 1898. On August 17, 1899, he was a captain of the 42d United States Volunteer Infantry and a first lieutenant, 29th Infantry, by February 1901. He was engaged in thirty-four actions and battles in the Philippines between 1898 and 1904. In 1909, he was an honor graduate of the Army School of the Line, and in 1910 he graduated from the Army Staff College. Bjornstad performed General Staff duty from 1911 and 1912, and from 1912 to 1913 he was the United States military attaché in Berlin. and the Purple Heart from the United States. He also was awarded the Order of Saints Michael and George from Britain, and the Croix de Guerre and Legion of Honor from France.

Death and legacy Alfred William Bjornstad died at the age of sixty on November 4, 1934.