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Jun 14, 1892 Providence, Rhode Island, United States Died on 29 Aug 1955 (aged 63)
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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About Edward A. Gisburne
- Edward Allen "Eddie" Gisburne (June 14, 1892 – August 29, 1955) was a United States Navy officer and a recipient of the U.S.
- military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his role in the battle which began the U.S.
- occupation of Veracruz, Mexico.
- He earned the medal as an enlisted man for ignoring heavy fire and his own severe injuries to drag a wounded marine to safety.
- Although he lost his left leg in the fight, he went on to complete two more terms of service with the Navy, one as a radio operator during World War I and another as a 50-year-old commissioned officer in World War II.
