Stephen “Steve” Virgil Gibson was the son of Isaac S Gibson and Katharine Breeden and the brother of William B. Gibson, Vesta J. Gibson, Agusta G. Gibson, and John Henry (Hoot) Gibson. He married Jenny Reagan on 1 July 1939 in Blount County, Tn.
Pvt. Gibson served in the European Theater of the war in the 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was killed in action on June 4, 1944, and is buried at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy (Plot G, Row 9, Grave 25).
- Rank: Private
- Date of birth: 24 December 1913
- Date of death: 4 June 1944
- County: Blount
- Hometown: Maryville
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
- Location In Memorial: Pillar VI, Bottom Panel
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