Peacetime and interim
Joseph B. Noil
Seaman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
26 December 1872 · USS Powhatan
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- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Powhatan
The citation
Official citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Powhatan at Norfolk, 26 December 1872, Noil saved Boatswain J. C. Walton from drowning.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.