William Noyes

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Standing upon the top of the breastworks, deliberately took aim and fired no less than 15 shots into the enemy's lines, but a few yards away.

Rank: Private
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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