Joseph B. Noil

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Joseph B. Noil
1841 – unknown
U.S. Navy poster featuring Joseph Noil
U.S. Navy poster featuring Joseph Noil
Place of birth Nova Scotia, Canada
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Navy
Rank Seaman
Unit USS Powhatan
Awards Medal of Honor

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.

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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.

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