Edward A. Gisburne
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 63 years 76 days (758 months)Star Sign: Gemini
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.
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