1929 - 1951 (22 years)| Name | Howard Jackson 'Jack' Gibson [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] | |
| Title | Private | |
| Birth | 7 Aug 1929 | St Francois County, Missouri, USA  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6] |
| Gender | Male | |
| Census | 1930 | Iron Township, St Francois, Missouri, USA [4] |
| Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son | ||
| Census | 1940 | Iron, St Francois, Missouri, USA [5] |
| Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son | ||
| Military Award | Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Korean War Service Medal [7] | |
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Military Medal-Purple Heart The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given… |
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| Military Service | Abt 1950 [1, 7] | |
| US Army - Korean War: Private, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team; Fought in Battle of Chosin Reservoir | ||
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Memorial-Veterans (Korean War) |
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| Death | 9 Oct 1951 | Hudong-ni, North Korea [1, 2, 6, 7] |
| Cause: Killed in Action - Korean War | ||
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| Obituary | Nov 1951 | Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, USA [8] |
| Howard Jackson Gibson - Killed in Action • Moberly Monitor-Index • Moberly, Missouri • 05 Nov 1951, Mon • Page 3 | ||
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News (Killed in Action)-GIBSON Howard (Korea) The names of five Missouri Army men killed in action in Korea are made public today by the Department of Defense. Also announced is one Army men died of wounds and two missing in action. They are: Killed in Action: Pvt Howard J Gibson Elvins • Moberly Monitor-Index • Moberly, Missouri • 05 Nov 1951, Mon • Page 3 |
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| Burial | Pendleton Cemetery, Doe Run, St Francois, Missouri, USA [1, 6, 7] |
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Burial-GIBSON Howard J Jack Gibson "Missouri PVT 5 Infantry Korea" - Pendleton Cemetery, Farmington MO ~ Died in Korea while fighting the Chinese at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43311598/ howard |
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(also known as Old Pendleton Cemetery, Pendleton United Baptist Cemetery) Doe Run, St Francois, Missouri Find a Grave: #876169 |
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Burial-GIBSON Jack, Minnie, Lloyd, Patrick Minnie Mayes and Patrick Gibson, buried together with sons Jack and Lloyd - Pendleton Cemetery, Farmington MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43311707/ patrick https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43311628/ minnie https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43311598/ howard https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43311676/ lloyd |
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| Person ID | I24035 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | Patrick Julius Gibson, b. 15 May 1882, St Francois County, Missouri, USA d. 13 Apr 1966, Berkeley, St Louis County, Missouri, USA (Age 83 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Minnie Mayes, b. 20 Apr 1888, St Francois County, Missouri, USA d. 7 Nov 1964, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 76 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Marriage | 6 Mar 1906 | St Francois County, Missouri, USA [9, 10] |
| Family ID | F10342 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Arms Icons & Insignia | | Military Grave Marker - Korean War Killed in Action: American Service in the Korean War |
| Military Medal-Purple Heart The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given… |
| Burials | | Burial-GIBSON Howard J Jack Gibson "Missouri PVT 5 Infantry Korea" - Pendleton Cemetery, Farmington MO ~ Died in Korea while fighting the Chinese at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43311598/ howard |
| Burial-GIBSON Jack, Minnie, Lloyd, Patrick Minnie Mayes and Patrick Gibson, buried together with sons Jack and Lloyd - Pendleton Cemetery, Farmington MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43311707/ patrick https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43311628/ minnie https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43311598/ howard https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43311676/ lloyd | |
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| News | | News (Killed in Action)-GIBSON Howard (Korea) The names of five Missouri Army men killed in action in Korea are made public today by the Department of Defense. Also announced is one Army men died of wounds and two missing in action. They are: Killed in Action: Pvt Howard J Gibson Elvins • Moberly Monitor-Index • Moberly, Missouri • 05 Nov 1951, Mon • Page 3 |
| Wars & Battles |  | War-Battle of Chosin Reservoir (Korean) Chinese attacking Marines at Chosin Reservoir far slope of hill |
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