World War II Honoree

Fred Wentworth Noble, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Jeanine Noble

Relationship

Wife

MARCH 1944, ENLISTED IN U.S. ARMY RESERVE. JUNE-DECEMBER 1944, PRIVATE IN U.S. ARMY RESERVE SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM AT ST. NORBERT COLLEGE, WISCONSIN. DECEMBER 1944 TO MAY 1945, BASIC INFANTRY TRAINING, CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA. MAY-OCTOBER 1945, INFANTRY OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL, FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. GRADUATED AS 2ND LIEUTENANT. OCTOBER-DECEMBER 1945; INFANTRY PLATOON LEADER TRAINING, CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA. DECEMBER 1945 TO MAY 1947; LANDED AT LE HAVRE, FRANCE. SERVED AS INFANTRY OFFICER IN NUMEROUS ASSIGNMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER INCLUDING PLATOON LEADER, THEN ACTING COMPANY COMMANDER; COMPANY I, 30TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN WITZENHAUSEN, GERMANY. INSTRUCTOR, INFANTRY PLATOON AND COMPANY TACTICS, 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION, BAD WILDENGUN, GERMANY. EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SPECIAL GUARD UNIT FOR DACHAU WAR CRIMES COURT, 26TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, DACHAU, GERMANY. DEFENSE ATTORNEY, SPECIAL COURTS MARTIAL TRIALS, 26TH INFANTRY, 1ST DIVISION, MUNICH, GERMANY. PLATOON LEADER, THEN ACTING COMPANY COMMANDER. DISCHARGED JUNE 5, 1947. MEDALS AWARDED: AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.