Captain Bruce S. Gibson was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 53-67, 14 September 1967. His first duty assignment was as Liaison Officer, 197th Infantry, Fort Benning, Georgia. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Riot Duty, 197th Infantry, Washington, D.C.; Pre-Flight School, Fort Walters, Texas; Flight School, Dothan, Alabama; Command Helicopter Pilot, Vietnam; Army War Correspondent, Vietnam. | Captain Gibson was mortally wounded on 11 September 1969 while flying in Vietnam.