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Noil, Joseph B.

U.S. Navy

Noil, Joseph B.

Noil, Joseph B.

ConflictNoncombat

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. Navy Conflict: Noncombat Year of Action: 1872

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