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Charles Noble
Charles Noble
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After high school graduation, Chuck enrolled in the Army Preparatory School at Fort Totten for the purpose of competing for an appointment to West Point. After serving a year as a private assigned to the 26th Infantry Barracks, Plattsburg, NewYork, he won appointments to both the military and naval academies.
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Next he served as tactical officer, company commander, and battalion commander in the rapidly expanding Officer Candidate Regiment at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. After he was shipped overseas, Chuck commanded the 1271st Engineer Battalion in the Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns.
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Chuck married Edith Lane just prior to World War II, and the couple had five girls, three boys, 12 grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Chuck was a devoted father and grandfather who imparted to his family his sense of values, a strong work ethic, and a sense of security.
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He liked to read in the evening, usually a biography, a medical journal, or a book of ancient history. Chuck Noble lived out the American dream, rising from modest boyhood circumstances to become one of the most accomplished engineers in the United States.
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