Education
Graduated Seton Hospital, Austin, Texas, in May 1923.
Graduated Seton Hospital, Austin, Texas, in May 1923.
She became a registered nurse in December 1930. After joining the United States Navy Nurse Corps in 1930, she served at Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Naval Hospital, New York City. In May 1934 she was assigned as Operating Room Supervisor and Anesthetist at Naval Hospital, New York City, and was subsequently assigned to the same duties at Quantico, Virginia.
In 1937, she was assigned to the United States Ship Relief (Animal Husbandry-1).
After her tour on the Relief, she was assigned as Anesthetist at Naval Hospital, Mare Island, California, and then as Anesthetist and Operating Room Supervisor at Naval Hospital, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She was at Naval Hospital, Pearl Harbor, on 7 December 1941.
In following tours, she was assigned as Chief Nurse at the Naval Hospitals in Jacksonville, Florida. Annapolis, Maryland; and Houston, Texas.
Her last tour before being selected as Director was as Chief Nurse, United States Naval Hospital, Naval Medical Center, Guam, Marianas Islands.
Director, Navy Nurse Corps During the Korean War, CAPT Gibson presided over a Nurse Corps that was required to involuntarily recall Reserve nurses at the rate of 125 per week and "freeze" those on active duty. She retired from active duty on 1 May 1954. CAPT Gibson retired to Ohio, then to Texas.
She died on 21 July 2000, and is buried at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas.
