Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz) - U.S. Navy
Edward Allen Gisburne
- Rank: Electrician Third Class (Highest Rank: Lieutenant)
- Conflict/Era: Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz)
- Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Florida - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 21, 1914
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Vera Cruz, Mexico
On board the U.S.S. Florida during the seizure of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21-22 April 1914, and for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession during this action.
- Accredited to: Massachusetts
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: January 1915
Medal mailed to him sometime in January 1915 as he wasn't present at the January 6, 1915, ceremony on the USS Florida at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York.
- Born: June 14, 1892, Providence, Providence County, RI, United States
- Died: June 29, 1955
- Buried: Milton Cemetery (MH) (3485), Milton, MA, United States
Additional information on his action comes from U.S. Navy General Order No. 101, dated June 15, 1914: "Referring to the occasion when Private Haggerty was mortally wounded: when he fell, an electrician 3d class (radio) from [U.S.S.] Florida, named Gisburne, attempted to pull Haggerty to a place of safety, and, although himself wounded while so doing, continued his efforts under fire."
U.S. Navy General Order No. 116, dated August 19, 1914, relates the Private Haggerty was Private Daniel Haggerty, U.S. Marine Corps, who had been shot on the roof of the Terminal Hotel, where a group of U.S. Naval signalmen and U.S. Marines were stationed to relay information among the American elements. Gisburne was "shot and badly wounded" and Seaman Berrie H. Jarrett "removed him to a place of safety." Jarrett would receive the Medal of Honor for his actions on the rooftop as well.