World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John B. Noble
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hughes County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE, APPLIED FOR AND WAS ACCEPTED FOR PILOT TRAINING. UPON GRADUATION ON MAY 21, 1942, AWARDED SILVER PILOT WINGS AND COMMISSIONED AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER IN OKLAHOMA, ARIZONA, GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND TEXAS. SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA (CBI) THEATER OF OPERATIONS. FLEW WITH THE 127TH SQUADRON COMMANDO UNDER THE 2ND AIR COMMANDO GROUP IN SUPPORT OF THE BRITISH 15TH INDIAN CORPS. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO CITED BY THE KING OF ENGLAND FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AND VALOR. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. RECALLED TO ACTIVE U.S. AIR FORCE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR AND SERVED UNTIL RESIGNING HIS COMMISSION WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL.