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U.S. Navy
Noil, Joseph B.
Noil, Joseph B.
Year of Action1872
Unit/CommandUSS Powhatan
Citation

Serving on board the USS Powhatan at Norfolk, 26 December 1872, Noil saved Boatswain J. C. Walton from drowning.

Branch: U.S. NavyYear of Action: 1872

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