Edward H. Gibson
Philippine Insurection
Sergeant, Company M, 27th Infantry, U.S. Army. Awarded for actions at the Battle of Paye near Mateo, Philippines.
December 19, 1899
Sergeant, Company M, 27th Infantry, U.S. Army. Awarded for actions at the Battle of Paye near Mateo, Philippines.
December 19, 1899
Born July 4, 1872, in Boston MA, and entered service there. Gibson is buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California.
Citation: Attempted under a heavy fire of the enemy to swim a river for the purpose of obtaining and returning with a canoe.
