Aubrey LEE Gibson

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Aubrey Lee Gibson (RA18107630), Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving with Battery A, 555th Field Artillery Battalion, 5th Regimental Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. Corporal Gibson distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces near Pongam-ni, Korea, on 12 August 1950. On that date, numerically superior enemy forces, supported by heavy mortar and artillery fire, launched an attack against the position of Battery A. Without regard for his personal safety and despite the heavy fire, Corporal Gibson secured a 3.5 rocket launcher, moving forward to an exposed position to deliver fire on the advancing enemy. He destroyed three machine-gun nests before exhausting his ammunition. He then moved to a 50 caliber machine-gun mounted on a truck and continued to direct accurate fire on the enemy until he was wounded by an antitank shell. When the position was overrun, forcing a withdrawal, Corporal Gibson could not be located.
Headquarters, Eighth U.S. Army, Korea: General Orders No. 68 (September 15, 1950)