Edward A. Gisburne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1892
Place of Birth: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Date of Death: 29-Aug-1955
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
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.
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