U.S. Army
Gibson, Edward HerrickConflictPhilippine War
Year of Action1899
Unit/CommandU.S. Volunteers, Company M, 27th Infantry
HometownBoston, Massachusetts
Citation
Attempted under a heavy fire of the enemy to swim a river for the purpose of obtaining and returning with a canoe.
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