World War II Honoree

Donald Joseph Noble

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Superior, Wisconsin

Honored By

Steven Noble

Relationship

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IN 1943 WAS DRAFTED INTO THE U.S. NAVY. AFTER BASIC TRAINING AT THE GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING CENTER ATTENDED DIESEL SCHOOL IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA AND AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING IN LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA. WAS A FIREMAN/MOTOR MACHINIST ON LSM 187 SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS WHERE THE SHIP AND CREW WERE INVOLVED IN THE INITIAL INVASION OF OKINAWA.