Joseph B. Noil

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name=Joseph B. Noil
born= 1841
died= unknown
placeofbirth=Nova Scotia, Canada
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caption=U.S. Navy poster featuring Joseph Noil
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allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Navy
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rank=Seaman
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unit=USS "Powhatan"
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awards=Medal of Honor
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Joseph B. Noil (born 1841, date of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor.

Joseph Noil enlisted in the Navy from New York. While serving on USS "Powhatan" at Norfolk, Virginia on 26 December 1872, Noil saved a drowning shipmate, Boatswain J.C. Walton. For his conduct on this occasion, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1841, Nova Scotia. Accredited to: New York.

Citation:

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

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Medal of Honor recipients during Peacetime
*List of African American Medal of Honor recipients

References

:NHC
*cite web
publisher = Naval Historical Center
title = US People - Noil, Joseph, Seaman, USN
work = Online Library
date = 2006-04-26
url = http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-n/j-noil.htm
accessdate = 2007-01-02
*cite web
publisher = U.S. Army Center of Military History
title = Medal of Honor Recipients - Interim Awards, 1871-1898
work = Medal of Honor Citations
date = 2003-10-03
url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/int1871-98.html
accessdate = 2007-01-02

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SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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